"What?" Duanmu Senqiu was greatly curious.
Golden Cauldron True Man shook his head and briefly recounted what their group had seen the day before. At the end, he said, "That man rode the Netherworld Patrol Chariot, wielded Shangqing talismans, and commanded demon-breaking true fire. He came and went freely amid the heavenly demon hordes. Even Outer Dao demon lords on the level of the Form-Gathering Fire Plague and Vajra Demon Figurine could not stop him. He must be one of the Longevity realm, an old remnant of Shangqing, perhaps even a Calamity Law mighty figure!"
After hearing Golden Cauldron True Man's account, Duanmu Senqiu stood stunned for a long while before drawing a breath. "Impressive. But an old remnant of Shangqing? That seems unlikely."
"How so?"
Duanmu Senqiu smiled. "I have long been in the Three Northern Lakes, and I have always been rather sensitive to news of the Shangqing Sect. I have gathered quite a bit of information. During the great calamity in the north back then, from Sect Master Tao downward, the Shangqing Sect had two Earth Immortals, nine Calamity Law Grandmasters, and thirty-two True Persons. When the sect was destroyed, ninety percent of them died—a total of thirty-nine. Only four remained, and over the following centuries, they too perished one after another. Sixteen years ago, Zhu Tai Yi's natal star fell. So-called old remnants? Not one remained."
Hearing how well-founded his words were, Golden Cauldron True Man was taken aback as well. Then he asked, "What about Void Stepping cultivators? The Shangqing Sect was destroyed centuries ago. The Void Stepping cultivators of that time, even those of the Returning Core realm, might have entered Longevity and achieved divine powers."
"It is not impossible. But... heh heh, they would not count as old remnants. They would plainly be