Song Wen raised his hand and pointed at the last line of text.
"What does this mean? Why is Radiant Light Hall investigating someone who ascended? I've cultivated for tens of thousands of years, yet I've never heard of any faction targeting people who ascended from the lower realms."
The moment he saw the text, Song Wen knew it referred to him.
But to avoid arousing Profound Lord Danyang's and Bai Jinge's suspicions, he deliberately misinterpreted the intelligence.
"It is not as you suggest, young friend," Profound Lord Danyang said. "The Purple Star Immortal Sect has always valued those who ascend from the lower realms. Provided they are willing, almost all are recruited into the sect. Why would Radiant Light Hall target them? The ascender we are currently searching for ascended sixty-three years ago, on the fifth day of the seventh month in the Renxu year. Radiant Light Hall bears him no ill will. We are merely acting on the sect's orders."
Confusion and curiosity appeared on Song Wen's face.
"Is there something special about this person, for the Purple Star Immortal Sect to mobilize such efforts to find him?"
Profound Lord Danyang said, "I don't know the precise reason either."
"I know," Bai Jinge suddenly interjected. "The sect actually investigated not just this one person, but everyone who ascended on the fifth day of the seventh month in the Renxu year. So far, everyone within the Purple Star Immortal Domain who ascended that day has been found, but none was the person being sought. That is why the search has shifted its focus to this person. Whether he really is the one being sought, however, neither the Purple Star Immortal Sect nor my father knows."
The curiosity on Song Wen's face deepened.
"Why has your sect gone to such