Yunxuan's voice abruptly halted halfway through his sentence.
Then his tone shifted, and with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, he continued speaking.
"Of course... if Fellow Daoists Xiao and Song believe it is worth trying, this old man has no objection whatsoever. Take it. It is merely an evil treasure; how could it compare with the future of the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land?"
"Though this old man is an Evil Cultivator, when it comes to great matters of right and wrong, I still know what must be sacrificed and what must be kept."
As his words fell, he raised a hand and waved it, decisively producing a bone banner as black as ink and surrounded by chilling evil qi.
The banner fluttered in the wind, astonishing evil power circulating within it. Its grade was clearly extraordinary.
Yet the characteristics of its evil power were plainly different from the evil qi filling the area, as well as the Nine Nether Ink Book in Daoist Nun Shenwei's hand.
By the end, the corners of his mouth curled upward in a faint smile as his gaze settled on Daoist Nun Shenwei.
He appeared righteous and awe-inspiring, yet those final words had invisibly placed Daoist Nun Shenwei on the rack.
Both were Evil Cultivators. Since she had plotted against him, how could he willingly allow himself to be plotted against?
Daoist Nun Shenwei's face darkened, but before she could speak again—
"Fellow Daoist Yunxuan is right. Fellow Daoist Shenwei, I also know that borrowing your Life-Bound Magical Treasure is inappropriate."
"If the evil demon truly revived and the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land fell into danger, Fellow Daoist Shenwei and the Blood Sea Palace behind you would likely find it difficult to remain untouched."
"No matter the final outcome of borrowing