The young man was named Li Muyun. He was the traitor Sikong Xuanyin had mentioned.
He and Sikong Xuanyin came from the same school and had studied under the same master.
By seniority, Sikong Xuanyin was his senior sister.
But although they came from the same lineage, the treatment they received in their sect was worlds apart.
Senior Sister Sikong Xuanyin had a special constitution. She was born with an almost instinctive affinity for all kinds of demonic beasts. When ordinary beasts saw her, they not only refrained from attacking her but even felt drawn to her.
The beasts other people racked their brains to tame would trot right over to Sikong Xuanyin as soon as she showed up.
Such a gift was rare even throughout the entire Beast Taming Sect.
She could even control such strange treasures as the [Seven Emotions Gu] and [Six Desires Gu]—creatures that would cripple anyone else who touched them!
But two tigers could not share one mountain.
The [Seven Emotions Gu] and [Six Desires Gu] were still only larvae, but each was a wondrous creature born from the very essence of heaven and earth, with intelligence no less than a human's.
With both Gu dwelling in one body, they erupted into fierce mutual repulsion.
They battled relentlessly inside Sikong Xuanyin, each unleashing its source power against the other.
Two utterly different forces repeatedly clashed within her body, disturbing her mind and leaving her in unbearable agony.
During that period, her mind teetered on the brink of collapse several times. She could not sleep through the night; her eyes were bloodshot, and she grew thin and gaunt.
Faced with this seemingly unsolvable predicament, their master stepped in and used a "secret art" to resolve the problem.
Ha! A secret art... What a fine "secret art"!