The Elder Xiong Clan had truly gone into seclusion; they simply had not hidden themselves as thoroughly as the Yao Clan.
But even the Yao Clan had quite a few informants on the Sky-Qin Plane. If a family wanted to endure through the ages, it could never willingly blind and deafen itself.
When they traded rare resources, they encountered some trouble and might have their origins investigated, so they used the Wei Clan of the Minor World as a cover.
The Elder Xiong Clan had far more eyes and activities on the Sky-Qin Plane than the Yao Clan. Although the Xiong Clan's True Lord was also nearly in seclusion, he would emerge from time to time to learn about current affairs, believing that he had not yet fallen behind the times.
Naturally, Feng Jun would not tell him that Yi Jue only had eight pieces of Extreme Spirit in total. Nor had he expected that, after Yi Jue made a trip to the Spirit Plant Path, she would actually carry the Extreme Spirit on her. After all, what he had asked was, "How many pieces of Extreme Spirit do you have?"
However, he could guess what the other man was thinking, and felt somewhat moved. Fortunately, the others' shock gave him time to adjust his emotions.
He spoke in a deep voice. "I don't want to discuss whether the Xiong Clan has gone into seclusion anymore. A Peak Nascent Soul can carry eight pieces of Extreme Spirit on her person, yet your grand Elder Xiong Clan says it cannot produce one hundred pieces. Do you think... that sounds like something a Spirit Severing True Lord should say?"
The Xiong Clan's True Lord considered it, then spoke despite himself. "Perhaps the Seven Sects and Eighteen Paths are simply richer in Extreme