"Sect Master of the Extreme Yin Sect, what does this old acquaintance of yours look like? Perhaps I have met her," Li Jiuyuan said.
Song Wen had lost every lead he had on Su Wei. His only remaining option was to ask around.
Thus, a wisp of corpse qi emerged from his body and traced Su Wei's likeness in the air.
Li Jiuyuan studied the portrait hovering in midair for a moment before speaking.
"If I am not mistaken, this woman... is not called Su Wei, but Bi Jing."
"Nor is she some Daoist nun with a pure heart and few desires. Instead, she is skilled in harvesting others' vitality to nourish herself."
Song Wen was somewhat surprised to hear this.
He had never imagined that an insult he had casually thrown at Su Wei to provoke her back then would turn out to be true.
"As far as I know, she cultivates not in Heavenly Gate Province, but in Northern Cang Province."
Several provinces separated both Heavenly Gate Province and Northern Cang Province from Cangwu Province. But Northern Cang Province lay to the north, while Heavenly Gate Province lay to the southeast. They were in entirely opposite directions, an immense distance apart.
"Fellow Daoist Li, have you had dealings with Su Wei... with Bi Jing?" Song Wen asked.
Since Li Jiuyuan knew Bi Jing's origins so well, their paths must have crossed.
"Several thousand years ago, I encountered her in a secret realm. It was merely a passing acquaintance. After leaving the secret realm, I deliberately looked into her background," Li Jiuyuan said.
"I see. Thank you for telling me." Song Wen cupped his hands.
The other man's final remarks clearly left something unsaid, but Song Wen did not intend to probe further. Whatever grievances existed between those two