Back then, Elder Xue wanted to venture into the deep sky, but neither the Great Guessing Mansion nor Bitter Tree supported him.
So Elder Xue left behind a letter and departed without saying goodbye.
For a very long time afterward, there was no word from Elder Xue.
Now that they had suddenly received news of Elder Xue from Luo Zheng, they were naturally utterly astonished.
"Elder Xue?
How could you possibly have met Elder Xue?"
one Long-haired Monster asked.
Another Long-haired Monster speculated, "Elder Xue went to the deep sky back then. Although we thought his chances of survival were slim, he truly could have avoided that great calamity that befell the Main World..." "The key is the method Elder Xue brought back for merging with the Source Divine Blood!"
"When did you see him..." The Long-haired Monsters were all extremely agitated.
Luo Zheng shook his head. "I haven't seen him, but someone else has."
As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of Taishang Laojun's remnant soul rose from the top of Luo Zheng's head.
Taishang Laojun then recounted how he had encountered Elder Xue, how he had infiltrated Yuqing Heaven, and the arrangements Elder Xue had made.
The Long-haired Monsters were also utterly astonished after listening.
Although they had all come from the Great Guessing Institute and were each exceedingly intelligent beings, they were still filled with admiration for everything Elder Xue had done.
"Our Great Guessing Mansion really did have Elder Xue's foresight..." "He actually forced his way this far!"
"Back then, we all wronged him..." As the Long-haired Monsters discussed this, the White-Haired Monster slowly came out as well. With a trace of self-reproach, he said, "I wronged Elder Xue back then and even rebuked him to his face. I never knew he had silently done