"I'm not sure about that. In any case, everyone in the Demon Sect says so," Duanmu Ling'er said.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "Then who is the Dark Sky King?"
Duanmu Ling'er said, "Since he is called the Dark Sky King, his identity is naturally hidden beyond measure. He might be concealed in the marketplace, in the deep mountains and wild forests, or perhaps even within the imperial court. In any case, aside from the Demon Emperor and the Holy Maiden, no one knows the Dark Sky King's true identity, much less where he is now."
Within the Demon Sect, beneath the Demon Emperor, there were the three great Heavenly Kings known as the "Bright Dark Stars."
The Bright Heavenly King, the Dark Sky King, and the Thirty-Six Stars Heavenly Kings.
The three great Heavenly Kings stood a notch above even the Six Great Dao Lords. Each possessed the strength to become the Demon Emperor and wielded the greatest authority beneath him.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "Will the Dark Sky King return for this Demonic Path Assembly?"
"I don't know," Duanmu Ling'er said.
"Then what do you know?"
"Nothing."
"Fine! You may leave." Ning Xiaochuan began pondering carefully. There were more and more clues in his mind, and he needed to sort out his thoughts properly.
"Wait!"
Ning Xiaochuan added, "Ask your father whether he can return the Worldly Detachment Pine to me. That was Mysterious Medicine I found."
"You're dreaming."
Duanmu Ling'er shut the door and left without another word.
"As expected of Demon Sect people. They really are all bandits."
Ning Xiaochuan began thinking again about the case from eleven years ago, linking person after person and event after event together. Yet the more he thought, the more tangled and directionless it became.
Suddenly, Ning Xiaochuan's eyes lit up as he