Mu Qing was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected the Pavilion Master to ask him that.
After all, he was only at the Golden Core Stage. He'd reached even that level by force of sheer comprehension, and the Pavilion Master had personally tailored insights for him.
Getting involved in matters concerning the Void Returning Stage would be difficult.
Though he'd dealt with plenty of things, he still felt that strength was a chasm, and he couldn't make rash judgments.
Strength was knowledge. Sometimes, if you'd never encountered certain things, it was naturally hard to make a decision.
Take the Soul Jade Tokens in these people's hands, for instance. They could trace the events of their owners' lives. This was something he'd rarely encountered before, and had only heard a little about.
Still, he offered his opinion. "I think the Pavilion Master must have had his reasons. If Qin Lingyu hadn't threatened you, or if he'd merely offended you over some trivial matter, he surely wouldn't have ended up like this. But perhaps I was also a factor back then."
Yun Shu nodded. He recalled the past, then said, "I remember he tried to kill me. A lot of things came together. He wanted to become cultivation partners with Chu Huangyue, but she had no interest in him. Because of a whole series of complicated events, I ended up getting dragged into it. Besides wanting to kill me, he also held a grudge against the other members of the sect. He even wanted to enlist outsiders to kill our disciples."
Then he sighed softly. "A narrow-minded person like that, with nothing but talent to his name, deserved to die. Back then, I had no way to conceal myself from Heaven's Secrets, so it was only natural they came after me. They simply