"Even if we can't obtain it, we can't let Daoist Juexin get his hands on it. Didn't Daoist Juexin split from us earlier precisely because he had this kind of plan?" Venerable Ghost said with a sinister chuckle.
In fact, just as Venerable Ghost and Xiong Ao had anticipated, Daoist Juexin rushed over before the Sword Embryo had fully taken shape. He swept a glance over the white skeleton on the ground and immediately recognized it as his disciple, Jueyuan. Yet not the slightest emotional ripple could be seen on Daoist Juexin's half-black, half-white face. The way he looked at the bones was no different from looking at ordinary grass and trees.
Daoist Juexin was also greatly surprised to encounter two old acquaintances, Venerable Ghost and Xiong Ao, here. At a glance, he could tell that Jueyuan's death was likely inseparable from Venerable Ghost. However, Venerable Ghost and Xiong Ao were clearly in the same boat now, so Daoist Juexin could only pretend not to notice, greeting the two with a faint smile.
But Xiong Ao was wholly intent on recovering his son Xiong Ba's Primordial Spirit. How could he have the leisure to play a double-faced game with Daoist Juexin? The other man could not possibly give up the Misty Sword Embryo, and neither could they allow Daoist Juexin to succeed. Since they were bound to fall out sooner or later, Xiong Ao saw no need for courtesy. He directly mocked him with several cold remarks, then joined forces with Venerable Ghost to drive Daoist Juexin away.
Daoist Juexin had not expected Xiong Ao to be so bluntly disrespectful, and his expression immediately turned ugly. By himself, he feared neither Venerable Ghost nor Xiong Ao, but against the two working together, he truly could not gain any advantage. Otherwise,