"It seems the calamity your Gu Clan has suffered is even more terrifying than I imagined." Xiao Yan slowly helped Gu Qingkong up and shook his head.
"What do you mean, Brother Xiao Yan?" Gu Qingkong asked, tears and snot streaming down his face as he thanked him.
"Take your Soul Origin back. I'll help you, because helping you is the same as helping myself."
"I possess holy flame, so I'm especially sensitive to evil aura. I'm afraid there's a dense trace of evil aura mixed into this Ancient Realm of yours. It feels somewhat like the Outer Realm Evil Clan." Xiao Yan frowned and shared some of what he knew.
"The Outer Realm Evil Clan?"
"But this is clearly the Dou Yun Continent. Experts from the Ancient Clan and the Holy See stand as thick as trees in a forest. Even if the Outer Realm Evil Clan's experts had ten times the courage, they couldn't possibly sneak into our Ancient Realm under the eyes of so many powerful figures." Gu Qingkong shook his head in disbelief.
"You said earlier that the Ancient Clan Chief and many of the elders underwent drastic changes in temperament after returning from a trip. I'm afraid they were already no longer themselves by then," Xiao Yan boldly conjectured.
"How is that possible... Among the clan patriarch and elders, there are late eight-star Dou Xian experts, and even those at perfection."
"Then... could the power of that Outer Realm Evil Clan expert have reached samsara?" Gu Qingkong's mind went blank as horror swept through him.
"I don't know, and I can't be certain. These are only my guesses and deductions."
"By the way, what about your Gu Clan's Supreme Elder?" Xiao Yan asked next.
"I don't know. We've never seen our clan's Supreme Elder. He