Su Shi'er grinned faintly. His eyes darted about, thoughtful light flickering within them.
"That may be true, but the Quicksand Land is hardly small. Without a clue, finding the source of that aura would be like fishing a needle from the sea."
"What are you getting at?"
Su Shi'er continued, "Several decades ago, a friend of mine left to seek a way to eliminate the demons. Three years ago, he sent word that he was trapped in the Quicksand Land."
"If that's the case, you should find a way to save him first."
Halfway through, a sharp gleam flashed in Liu Hua's eyes. He saw straight through Su Shi'er. "If you want me to help rescue him first, I'm afraid I'll have to apologize. Aside from carrying out Master Jiekong's request, nothing else interests me."
With that, Liu Hua walked on before Su Shi'er could speak again.
Su Shi'er hurried after him. "You misunderstand, Senior. Saving my friend is a personal matter. I wouldn't dare trouble you with it."
"It's just that, while the sect my friend comes from isn't large, its legacy stretches back a long way. He knows a great deal about eliminating demons. Decades ago, before the Eight Trigrams Mountain River Formation was completed on Azure Star, he had already set out to find a way."
"He may be trapped because the Quicksand Land is dangerous. But it's also possible he has discovered something here. Even if he hasn't, given what he knows about the method, with enough strength, he could surely find the source of that aura before anyone else."
At that, Liu Hua's hurried steps faltered slightly.
He understood Su Shi'er's intentions perfectly. For all his words, Su Shi'er mainly wanted his help rescuing someone.
After all, Su Shi'er had taken a blow from Xuan