Song Wen returned to Azure Heaven Mountain and entered the Asura Sect's main hall, intending to collect from Yu Wen the cultivation resources gathered over the past half year.
Before he could speak, however, Yu Wen spoke first.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, Senior Blood Brow has come to visit. She has been waiting for you in the guest cave residence at the back mountain for several days."
"Blood Brow is here!" Song Wen asked in considerable surprise. "Did she say why she was looking for me?"
Yu Wen said, "Senior Blood Brow did not explain."
Song Wen said, "Then send someone to invite her over."
A moment later, Blood Brow appeared in the main hall.
"Yinshuo, did your trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall go smoothly? Did you eliminate Mi Hai?"
Song Wen briefly recounted what had happened at the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall.
Blood Brow's expression was one of utter astonishment after hearing it.
"How is that possible! Xugeng actually failed to ascend and remained in this world? His physical body was even destroyed?"
"You know Xugeng?" Song Wen asked.
Blood Brow nodded. "Xugeng was a cultivator of my era. Back when I slaughtered the core disciples of the Divine Blood Sect for the Corpse King Reincarnation Art and was imprisoned by the Divine Blood Sect, he had already reached the peak of Nascent Soul cultivation. He was one of the Divine Blood Sect's vice sect masters. Given the Divine Blood Sect's foundation, I had thought his successful ascension to the upper realm was a certainty, as sure as a nail driven into a board. I never expected him to fail."
Song Wen said, "Xugeng's soul had already reached the Spirit Transformation realm. His failure to ascend may not have been due to insufficient cultivation, but some