Feng Jun felt that once someone reached the Spirit-Release Venerable realm, there was really no need to go to the Thieving Vein for "training."
Taking a step back, at that level of cultivation, even if one wanted to join the Thieving Vein, they would have to undergo layer upon layer of scrutiny, right?
Yet Jiu Qing replied casually, "I was already a True Lord back then. I merely concealed my aura."
Hearing that, Feng Jun understood. "Then it was when you were in the Beast-Taming Dao. No wonder you weren't afraid of the Thieving Vein's restrictions."
The Thieving Vein had methods to restrain cultivators who voluntarily defected to it. Only after proving them trustworthy would it loosen those restraints.
But restraining a True Lord who had concealed himself was indeed rather difficult.
"Actually, the people in the Thieving Vein are quite interesting," Jiu Qing said with a soft laugh. "They have no idea that their own upper ranks are all sect cultivators."
It was a bit of dark humor. If this got out, all of Heavenly Zither would probably explode, wouldn't it?
No wonder he had kept it from Xuanyuan Buqi and the others. This news was simply too explosive.
Feng Jun did not find it amusing at all. After thinking it over, he asked, "Was it because you needed to deepen your understanding of emotions?"
"Of course," Jiu Qing answered as if it were only natural. "Sect disciples don't lack Spirit Stones. What they lack are opportunities, and the Thieving Vein has accumulated far too many different emotions... Would you believe me if I said I saw disciples of the Seven Emotions Dao slaughtering one another in the Thieving Vein?"
"Damn," Feng Jun said, unable to stop himself from clicking his tongue. That was a little too ruthless. "Did