The Antarctic Immortal did not reply.
Above the Three Steles, the command seal of the Jade Emptiness Outer Estate slowly surfaced.
Within the command seal, Biyun's life pattern had been pressed into a corner.
It was very faint.
Yet perfectly clear.
Shi Ji watched that tiny life pattern, her voice turning icy.
"Antarctic Immortal."
"Biyun was only an attendant at my Skull Mountain."
"She never killed anyone."
"She never left the mountain."
"She never stood in Jade Emptiness's way."
"Why did you even have to withhold his Life Seal?"
The Antarctic Immortal glanced at Shi Ji.
"The great calamity implicates everyone. No one can escape it."
Zhao Xuan cut him off.
"Explain yourself."
"Today, we're asking about Biyun."
"Why was his Life Seal withheld?"
The Antarctic Immortal fell silent.
The Old Edict on the Three Steles unfolded on its own.
New writing surfaced.
[Biyun's Life Seal was withheld to lure Shi Ji out of her mountain.]
A thunderous silence fell over Golden Turtle Island.
Everyone had already known that Shi Ji had been written into the scheme.
But seeing with their own eyes that "Biyun's Life Seal" had been used solely to lure Shi Ji out of her mountain, the immortals of the Interception Sect could no longer contain their fury.
Bi Xiao demanded sharply:
"You held her attendant's life hostage just to lure Shi Ji out?"
Zhao Gongming stared at Antarctic.
"The Jade Emptiness Outer Estate certainly has fine methods."
The tortoise shell inside Holy Mother Guiling's sleeve rattled.
"Putting this on the Killing Tribulation List would be no injustice."
The Antarctic Immortal looked at the Three Steles, knowing he could no longer conceal it.
He said gravely:
"Shi Ji's entry into the tribulation was always part of the investiture of the gods."
Zhao Xuan said:
"Not