The Reason

Shen Changchuan naturally had no way of knowing about the conversation that had taken place between Situ Yuan and the others.

At this moment, he was half a body-length behind Hou Ping, racing high above the sea of clouds.

A biting current of air howled past. Amid the churning cloud and mist, Hou Ping and Shen Changchuan were wreathed in a soft glow of magical power, streaking like meteors toward the main peak of Ten Thousand Blade Peak.

At an unhurried pace, Hou Ping told Shen Changchuan about Situ Yuan's past, as well as the grudges and entanglements involved.

As it turned out, That Shen Changchuan had originally been a genius disciple accepted by his master, Roaming Dragon, several decades ago.

Back in their cohort, he had been an almost unrivaled existence within the inner sect of the immortal sect. Because of this, Roaming Dragon, who had already advanced to the late stage of the Spirit Wandering Realm at the time, had taken notice of him and accepted him as a disciple.

However, more than forty years ago, Ten Thousand Blade Peak had suffered a major upheaval. The peak master at the time, True Person Mountain Mover, was already sixteen hundred years old, and after failing his final attempt to break through to the late stage of the Mystic Core Realm, his lifespan was nearly exhausted.

As for the other Mystic Core Realm martial ancestor, True Person Qianyuan, because of a hidden danger left behind during a breakthrough in his early years, had remained stuck at the initial stage of the Mystic Core Realm all this time. Now, he too was nearing the end of his lifespan, with less than a hundred years remaining.

On top of that, among the new generation, due to a certain past upheaval, Ten Thousand