"Three thousand paths lead to the Great Dao, and different roads reach the same destination! My Sword Dao took something of a shortcut. If Fellow Daoist Han keeps walking the path of the sword, he may well surpass me!"
Liu Hua waved a hand and spoke to Han Yu with a modest expression.
Before Han Yu could reply, Liu Hua swept his gaze over the others and continued.
"The Immortal's remains are indeed deep within this spiritual mist!"
"But the Immortal was far too powerful. Though she has fallen, her power has yet to dissipate completely. It formed an invisible Body Protection Qi Shield around her of its own accord."
"That shield was what kept you from seeing through the mist just now."
At those words, the breath caught once more in the throats of Su Shi'er, Xiao Wujian, and the others.
They had suspected as much, but without seeing through the mysteries of the mist, they could not be certain.
Now that Liu Hua had said it, their suspicions were confirmed.
What remained was to find a way to break through the Body Protection Qi Shield the Immortal had left behind.
"Senior, what state are the Immortal's remains in? Did you see the Nine Yang Blood Lotus or the Nine Nether Blood Lotus?"
The thought stirred in Su Shi'er's mind, and he hurried to ask Liu Hua.
Liu Hua nodded lightly and was about to answer.
Before he could speak, another change swept through the scene.
Deep within the spiritual mist, something seemed to have been stirred by the Sword Light Liu Hua had unleashed.
In an instant, a terrifying force that seized the soul spread outward at astonishing speed.
Under its weight, the hearts of the cultivators collecting Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures skipped a beat. So did