At the back mountain of the Chu Family, looking at the desolate, ruined mountainside, Azure Divine Venerable let out a sigh. His Cave Mansion had completely collapsed when Jia Gu Luo broke through the seal.
Bi Fan stood quietly beside Azure Divine Venerable, watching him.
There wasn't a single member of the Chu Family on the back mountain. Chu Pengcheng had sent them all away to avoid disturbing Azure Divine Venerable.
"Senior, why don't you take the position of State Lord of Qingzhou yourself?" Bi Fan hesitated briefly before asking.
Azure Divine Venerable smiled. "Don't be fooled by how fine I seem. My body and soul are both extremely weak. If I left Pill City, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be your match."
Bi Fan understood. He knew Azure Divine Venerable was in poor condition, but from his words, it seemed things were even worse than Bi Fan had imagined. He would need a great deal of time to recover.
"But why do you want me to be State Lord? Aren't you afraid I'm a spy from another state?"
"You wouldn't be," Azure Divine Venerable said with a smile.
"You trust me that much?"
"I can't sense the aura of another state on you. If I'm not mistaken, you aren't from the Eleven Great Worlds, are you?"
Bi Fan's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Looks like I guessed right," Azure Divine Venerable said with a faint smile.
"How did you know?" Bi Fan stared at Azure Divine Venerable in surprise. He had hidden himself so well, yet Azure Divine Venerable had still recognized who he was. He couldn't help feeling tense.
"Don't get worked up. I won't harm you," Azure Divine Venerable said with a smile. "Though you've tried your best to conceal it, you can't hide the aura of the lower