"The sixth layer of the Fusion Realm."
The Eighth Elder answered without hesitation, then added, "But you needn't worry too much. Our Sima Family keeps its word. We absolutely won't attack you after the exchange is complete."
"Do you dare swear that to Heaven?" Chen Changming sneered, his tone brimming with undisguised skepticism.
"We should be able to..."
The Eighth Elder hesitated, sounding rather uncertain. "In any case, our Sima Family has always acted openly and honorably. We would never betray our word."
Chen Changming was about to speak when the Cold Marrow Ice Soul Dragon's voice sounded in his sea of consciousness again, carrying a suggestive undertone. "Ask him whether anyone in the Sima Family has broken through to the seventh layer of the Fusion Realm over all these years."
Something stirred in Chen Changming's mind, and his brows rose slightly.
Why had the Cold Marrow Ice Soul Dragon suddenly asked whether anyone in the Sima Family had broken through to the seventh layer of the Fusion Realm? Was there some deeper meaning behind this?
He instinctively sensed that this dragon would never ask such a question without reason.
Cold Marrow Ice Soul Dragon, tell me what you're after! Chen Changming demanded inwardly without the slightest courtesy.
"Blood Spirit Dragon blood isn't so easily obtained! The Sima Family thinks it gained a windfall, but I suspect there must be something fishy here that no one knows about."
The Cold Marrow Ice Soul Dragon spoke irritably, with a measure of disdain and mockery in his tone.
The Sima Family gained a windfall?
Chen Changming froze, not expecting the Cold Marrow Ice Soul Dragon's thinking to reach so far. Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, yet he could never grasp the crucial thread.
He collected himself and turned his gaze back