"I presume this is the Misty Sword Embryo left behind by the Misty Venerable—the Dao-origin sword embryo interwoven between misty nothingness and reality. Impressive. No wonder he was once the strongest among the cultivators of the Blue Demon Sea." The Ghost Venerable exclaimed in astonishment. Although they shared the title of Venerable, he had never once considered himself on equal footing with the Misty Venerable.
"Sword embryo!" Not far away, a figure stumbled out of the chaos. He looked up at the sky in disbelief, then quickly broke into wild delight. "We found it! It's finally been found! Once I send word of the sword embryo to Master, and Master obtains it, even Nascent Soul grand cultivators will have to give way when they encounter him. By then, rewarding me with a Nascent Soul Formation Pill will be nothing!"
Jueyuan's face was filled with longing, as if he could already see Daoist Juexin joyfully bestowing a lavish reward upon him.
"I was wondering who it was. So it's Daoist Juexin's esteemed disciple." The black figure paused. The Ghost Venerable's black robes rustled sharply in the wind. He flicked both sleeves and looked at Jueyuan with an inscrutable glint in his eyes.
"So the two seniors have arrived. This junior was discourteous." When Jueyuan saw the Ghost Venerable and Xiong Ao together, his heart jolted. He had just been about to inform his master, Daoist Juexin. Daoist Juexin was not far away, but who would have thought things would go awry? Not only had his master failed to arrive, the ones who had come were instead the Ghost Venerable and Xiong Ao—two men harboring ulterior motives.
"You were indeed discourteous. I've long found that mongrel Juexin displeasing—a self-important fool. No wonder he split off from us halfway. So he had already