"If I remember correctly, I arrived at this Ice Cave Grotto long before Daoist Tianshan."
"How do you explain that?"
Ling Yue Shang narrowed her eyes, a faint gleam flashing through the slits between her lids.
"To tell the truth, that demonic cultivator had come primarily for me. Daoist Ling was merely caught in an undeserved calamity."
"Since his attention was focused mainly on me, I had no choice but to play along with him for a while."
"Only after finding a way to divert his attention did I get the chance to jump into that abyssal fissure."
Su Shi'er gave an awkward smile.
As his words fell, true essence stirred within him, and faint Demonic Qi immediately rose from his sleeves before vanishing in an instant.
Earlier, he had broken through the enormous cocoon formed from the Demonic Qi of the Demonic Cultivator Body and endured the impact of sword qi formed from Demonic Qi.
He had not suffered any severe injuries, but quite a bit of Demonic Qi had still tainted his body.
Now, drawing out this residual Demonic Qi could serve as evidence.
Ling Yue Shang stared at the Demonic Qi rising and dispersing from Su Shi'er's body, lightly raising her brows.
She continued, "Oh? Does that demonic cultivator have a grudge against Daoist Tianshan?"
Su Shi'er smiled bitterly. "Something like that. He mainly wanted to obtain news of a close friend from me."
"That demonic cultivator is certainly bold. The Ancient God Ruins are, after all, within the territory of the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land. He actually dared to operate there?"
Ling Yue Shang spoke calmly, her face revealing none of her thoughts.
Yet in her heart, she continued to ponder and analyze the information contained in Su Shi'er's words.
"This..." Su Shi'er opened his mouth,