Bi Fan nodded. So this was why his Soul Power had trembled when he saw the face from his own memories.
"What happened next?"
After calming himself, Xu Lie continued, "Once he had completely taken control of A Yuan's body, he looked at me with a faint, mocking smile. His gaze was incredibly eerie."
"He asked me, 'Can't you figure out why a sickly boy could find his way to such a remote mountain cave?'"
"It was because of the Soul Seal. It guided him there, didn't it?"
Xu Lie nodded. "Yes. He just hadn't expected A Yuan to bring me along, too. When he realized I specialized in Soul Power, he prepared to devour me."
Bi Fan froze. "Devour you? What do you mean?"
"I don't know. That's what he said."
As they spoke, a figure appeared silently beside Bi Fan and said flatly, "It's the Cultivation Method Su Xingchen practiced. It can devour other people's Soul Power to increase one's own Soul Power cultivation."
Xu Lie was utterly stunned. Partly, he was amazed by Xiao Lian's sudden appearance; partly, he was astonished that such a twisted Cultivation Method existed.
Bi Fan gave a light cough and introduced him with a smile. "Sorry. This guy has always been a ghostly presence. I didn't even know when he arrived."
Seeing that Bi Fan knew him, Xu Lie nodded, relieved. His gaze flickered as he looked at Xiao Lian.
To appear without warning right in front of someone as accomplished in Soul Power as he was—just how powerful was he?
Bi Fan had no intention of giving a detailed introduction. They would all get to know each other soon enough, so he simply smiled and said, "Go on."
Xu Lie nodded. "After Su Xingchen said that, he immediately released a powerful