Given the current situation, Lu Yin had joined forces with Mu Xie and Elder Chan to oppose the Four Sides Heavenly Balance. Mist Ancestor, Ghost Abyss, and the Nong family were basically neutral, though they still leaned toward Lu Yin's side. That was the only reason the stalemate had been possible. No matter how he looked at it, Lu Yin shouldn't have attacked Ghost Ancestor. What was Nong Yi supposed to make of that?
But Lu Yin had attacked anyway—and viciously, at that, as if he were determined to kill Ghost Ancestor.
The starry sky was silent. Riding Prison Dragon, Lu Yin left the Eternal Kingdom's space. Xia Zhen stood opposite him. In the distance, Bai Wangyuan and Wang Fan faced each other, while farther still stood Ghost Ancestor—another Wang Fan. His body flickered in and out of view, and something about him seemed very wrong.
After a moment of silence, Bai Wangyuan spoke again. "Wang Fan, you owe us an explanation. Ghost Ancestor is you, so you're the one who leaked the cultivation methods of my Cold Immortal Sect and Divine Martial Heaven."
Wang Fan denied it. "I didn't leak your cultivation methods."
"Then explain Ghost Ancestor. What exactly is your relationship with him?" Bai Wangyuan asked.
Xia Zhen looked curious. "Did you cultivate the Nine Clones?"
Wang Fan looked at Xia Zhen. "Not every clone is called the Nine Clones. This has nothing to do with your Xia family's Nine Body Separation Technique."
"That isn't a clone, but a shadow." Bai Wangyuan cut in, staring at Wang Fan. "I understand now. The Nine Mountains Eight Seas battle method you obtained is called the Shadow of Life."
Wang Fan said, "You really do know about it. So you were the one who investigated this battle method back then?"
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