"Some cultivators chose to actively try drawing spiritual energy containing that strange evil qi into their bodies. Does that mean many others unknowingly drew spiritual energy containing evil qi into their bodies as well?"
Su Shi'er spoke up with another question.
The moment those words left his mouth, Lin Hezhuo's body trembled slightly, as though he had thought of something.
Second Senior Disciple Brother nodded with a puzzled look. "Mm... what difference does that make?"
Before Su Shi'er could explain, Lin Hezhuo's voice rang out.
"There is a difference! It is enough to show that, in the early stages of the evil qi's emergence, it could mingle with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi without being noticed."
Second Senior Disciple Brother was still baffled. "But... what does that prove?"
"It may not prove anything, but it does let us understand this strange evil qi a little better."
Lin Hezhuo continued, turning his gaze back to Su Shi'er.
A sharp gleam flashed in Su Shi'er's eyes as he immediately said, "More than that. By examining the locations of Ancient Immortal Sect members affected by the evil qi, we may be able to determine the path along which it spread."
At those words, Lin Hezhuo and the other two all shuddered, their breathing catching at once.
"That's right! Back then, many disciples were affected by the evil qi one after another, causing problems with their Cultivation Bodies. If we compare the times when the disciples first developed problems with the places where they were at the time, could we not infer the evil qi's path of spread?"
"Th-this... after all these years, how had we never thought of that?"
Ren Lingrong excitedly raised a hand and slapped her thigh, her eyes growing markedly brighter at that moment.
After exclaiming in astonishment several times,