The Xiguang Sect.
After throwing his lot in with the Hidden Sects, Shen Xuanwei had joined this ancient sect.
As for why it had been the Xiguang Sect, that was naturally because its Ascension Realm leader, True Person Zhaoyou, Mei Gaoge, had overridden all opposition.
He was the most senior figure among the Nine Great Hidden Sects and wielded one of Kunwu Continent's only two immortal artifacts, the Xiguang Lamp.
Four thousand years ago, Mei Gaoge had already stood at the pinnacle of power among the Hidden Sects.
His reason for wanting Shen Xuanwei to join the Xiguang Sect was simple.
To these Hidden Sects—and indeed to all of Kunwu Continent—Shen Xuanwei was nothing less than a savior.
This was also an investment Mei Gaoge had made in Shen Xuanwei.
After joining the Hidden Sects, Shen Xuanwei naturally began to gain a thorough understanding of their mission and Kunwu Continent's current situation.
Spirit stones.
The very foundation of Kunwu Continent's cultivation world depended entirely on spirit stones.
But the day would come when the spirit stones ran out.
Shen Xuanwei had already realized this back when he was still in the Azure Phoenix Sect.
But the Azure Phoenix Sect was merely an ordinary sect with less than two thousand years of history, whose strongest cultivator was only in the Guiyi Realm.
It could not comprehend the perilous situation Kunwu Continent faced.
"True Lord Mei."
Not long after joining the Xiguang Sect, Shen Xuanwei cupped his hands and bowed to Mei Gaoge.
"What is it, Xuanwei?"
Mei Gaoge replied.
"I have a few questions I would like to ask you."
Shen Xuanwei spoke.
"Ask whatever you wish. So long as I can answer, I certainly will."
Mei Gaoge replied.
"There is something I have always wondered about. Kunwu Continent's spirit stones