Not to mention that behind the two of them stood Demon Venerable She Sheng, one of the Devil Race's leaders during the War of Dao and Demons.
He had only learned of Demon Venerable She Sheng's existence at this very moment.
Yet merely being one of the Devil Race's leaders showed just how capable the other party was.
If Xuanjue had not arrived at this critical moment and reached an agreement with him beforehand, he truly did not know how he could have survived this trial...
"There is no need to say thanks. I accepted your Top-grade Spirit Crystals and agreed to act on your behalf to resolve one crisis. This... was simply what I was obliged to do in a fair transaction!"
Xuanjue waved a hand and spoke calmly.
Though Su Shi'er was grateful, he did not continue to dwell on the matter.
His gaze flickered as he continued asking, "When you acted just now, Senior only placed a seal on that Spirit Severing-stage devil cultivator rather than taking his life."
"I assume Senior also noticed the unusual condition within that devil cultivator's body."
"How much does Senior know about that eerie, bizarre power?"
Xuanjue pondered briefly before answering, "I would not say I understand it. That power is extremely restrained, yet it contains two utterly different auras—righteous and evil. It does not seem like a power that could be born within the Cultivation World."
"Though it appears inconspicuous at first glance, should that power erupt in full, its might would be beyond estimation. Not to mention my current condition—even at the height of my strength, I would not be confident of suppressing such power."
"That devil cultivator is merely at the Spirit Severing stage. I truly do not know how he refined such a power into his own