"Although I do not know how he maintained his current Tribulation Crossing stage cultivation and strength, this Venerable was able to save the two of you from his hands earlier. That shows that even at the Tribulation Crossing stage, his strength had been greatly diminished."
"Not to mention, although he possessed Righteous Energy within his body, Demonic Essence was still the foundation of his power."
"Using Demonic Essence to refine the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella would not be a problem, but he would inevitably suffer backlash from the Immortal Essence within it."
"If it truly was that old turtle's doing, I fear he would perish before the power of the Immortal Essence could even erupt!"
Demon Venerable She Sheng spoke neither quickly nor slowly, yet every part of his explanation was well-founded and logical.
In terms of cultivation realm, the Black Tortoise at the Tribulation Crossing stage was indeed the most likely suspect.
But... refining a human treasure, especially one infused with Immortal Essence by a quasi-Immortal of the Mahayana Ascension stage—whether it was Demonic Yuan or Demonic Essence, it would invite a backlash from that power.
He did not doubt this in the slightest.
When he had learned earlier that a Tribulation Crossing stage existence had emerged, it was precisely because he had sensed the hidden Demonic Essence within Xuanjue that he had decisively chosen to leave Azure Star aboard the White Bone Flying Boat.
Tantai Zhi furrowed her delicate brows. "This... but if it was not the Black Tortoise's doing, who else could possess such capability?"
Smiling and shaking his head, Demon Venerable She Sheng did not waste time continuing to speculate.
"It does not matter. Now that the spatial passage between the two worlds has closed, we need only make a few inquiries once we return to