Looking for a sword!?
Looking for someone!?
The Great Elder was stunned, and the unease in his heart deepened.
Ye Qianqiu's claim that he had come here in search of a sword left him thoroughly perplexed.
But he had heard Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva's words about looking for someone loud and clear.
He immediately turned to Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva and asked uneasily.
"May I ask who the Bodhisattva has come looking for?"
"Chu Sheng."
As Compassionate Peace Bodhisattva's words fell, everyone present underwent a drastic change in expression.
The Great Elder had seen plenty in his life, so he remained outwardly composed. He then turned to Ye Qianqiu beside him.
"Then may I ask what Fellow Daoist Ye means by searching for a sword?"
Ye Qianqiu slightly lifted the brim of his lowered bamboo hat, revealing a weathered face.
"Chu Sheng stole a sword case that our Sword God Tomb had lent out. I came here to recover it."
In an instant, everyone froze in place, their faces filled with disbelief.
One was looking for a sword, while the other was looking for a person—yet in the end, both had come for Chu Sheng!
But with Chu Sheng's current situation, how were they supposed to explain this to the two of them!?
After exchanging several glances, the elders all cursed inwardly.
"Mu Hanxi, how could you cause so much trouble..."
After a period of silence, the Great Elder could only force himself to explain.
"The two of you may not know this, but Chu Sheng was indeed brought back to Cold Abyss Spirit Palace by our Sect Master. However, he was later sent into the Demon-Locking Tower."
"More than ten days ago, an unexpected change occurred within the Demon-Locking Tower. The seal was broken, the spatial passage closed, and he