Crippling Losses, An Old Acquaintance

Fang Shu looked at Senior Sister Fang Lu before him.

His face plainly showed a measure of shock and doubt, but in the next instant, he realized that Fang Lu could not possibly deceive him over such a matter.

Since something so major had happened in the Venom Hall, and even Fang Lu knew of it, he could naturally learn the truth himself by asking around elsewhere later.

Countless thoughts surged through Fang Shu's mind.

Seeing Fang Shu's furrowed brow, Fang Lu let out a soft sigh and slowly told him everything she had gathered about the Venom Hall over the years.

Much of it involved the Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals of the Five Viscera Temple, matters that were inconvenient to set down in letters and could only be related face-to-face like this.

Fang Shu composed himself and listened patiently. By the end, his expression had turned wistful as well.

It turned out that after years of war, it was not only the Five Viscera Temple's disciples who had suffered crippling losses. Even several of the temple's Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals had fallen.

As for the precise number who had died, the temple's disciples still had no way of knowing. Fang Lu had repeatedly inquired into it, yet could not uncover the answer.

She only knew that the Three Capitals Immortal Houses within the temple remained intact, but one of the Five Masters Immortal Houses was missing, while three of the eighteen Head Immortal Houses had yet to show themselves.

In other words, in less than ten short years, four named Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals of the Five Viscera Temple had already been lost. As for Earth Immortals who had suffered grievous injuries, there were even more of them.

After hearing this, Fang Shu said quietly, "Even so many Foundation