The names and forces Shen Yuxi mentioned did indeed meet True Person Yu Qing's requirements.
Dawncry Manor's attainments in the Soul Dao were no secret. Due to the peculiar nature of its imperial inheritance, the Feng Clan, though not Ghost Cultivators, had delved deeply into the Soul Dao as well. This was common knowledge. True Person Yu Qing knew something of both their backgrounds.
As for the four clans... they had secluded themselves from the world, so True Person Yu Qing had no way of knowing their secrets. But since his disciple had specifically mentioned the Bai Clan and the Ye Clan, it likely was not smoke without fire.
And that "nineteenth prince of the Cloudwave Dynasty"... the fingers holding True Person Yu Qing's cup paused almost imperceptibly, and his brows drew together slightly.
The current Cloud Emperor was a body cultivator. He had neither wife nor concubines, much less descendants. The "nineteenth prince" his disciple spoke of either referred to a future descendant, or to a brother of the current Cloud Emperor.
But the current Cloud Emperor had ranked thirteenth among the princes back then. He had ascended the throne not through status, but through iron-blooded slaughter.
The year he took the throne, he killed all his siblings until only two remained. Those two fortunate survivors possessed mediocre cultivation talent and could never have reached the unprecedented realm his disciple described.
The dynasty truly held no shortage of mysteries.
True Person Yu Qing silently sorted and stored this information away, while his expression remained as tranquil as still water.
He could not reveal the slightest irregularity. Shen Yuxi's uniqueness was the Profound Heaven Sect's greatest trump card and could never be exposed. Nor were such beyond-reason revelations things an outsider like him ought to know.
As for his eldest