Yan Chihuo had not been gone long when two Escape Lights flew in from the distance, arriving in an instant. They were Ji Song and his spirit pet—a Qilin black as ink from head to toe.
When Ji Song saw that Ji Xin's cave dwelling had completely collapsed, his face darkened like still water. After taking a few more steps, he spotted two pools of black liquid on the ground, giving off a faintly fishy stench, and his expression changed at once.
The Ink Qilin also noticed the two pools of black liquid and said, "What a formidable poison!"
Ji Song said, "It seems Ji Xin has most likely already died at the enemy's hands."
The Ink Qilin said, "I should have notified you first."
Ji Song shook his head. "I was at a critical juncture in my cultivation then and truly could not be disturbed. You did nothing wrong. The only blame lies with me—I suddenly gained an insight at the time, and fearing that once the feeling passed it would be hard to find again, I immediately began cultivating."
The Ink Qilin said, "I also believed that the enemy had already been trapped within the Nine-Origin Soul-Shattering Formation, so there should have been no problem. Who could have known it would turn out like this?"
Ji Song said, "That is what puzzles me as well. The Nine-Origin Soul-Shattering Formation is an unpassed secret of our Qilin Family. Not to mention outsiders—even among the clan, few understand it well. Could there be a traitor within?"
The Ink Qilin said, "Could they have learned the secrets of the Nine-Origin Soul-Shattering Formation through soul-searching?"
Ji Song shook his head. "Absolutely impossible. The Nine-Origin Soul-Shattering Formation is incomparably intricate. Unless one has reached the Spirit Cultivation Stage, no one possesses a complete