"The Sinful Dao is indeed Phantom Star Sect territory, but it's an uncanny place the sect discovered a thousand years ago. To keep its evil energy from spreading, the sect sealed it with an array as soon as it was found."
"Later, no one knows when, the sect established a rule: anyone guilty of heinous, unforgivable crimes would be exiled here and left to live or die. If they managed to walk out of the Sinful Dao alive, their past offenses would be wiped clean and their freedom restored."
"But over the past thousand years, countless Foundation Establishment and even Golden Pill Cultivators have been exiled to the Sinful Dao. Not one has ever left alive!"
The two spoke quickly, their voices trembling. Their panicked expressions made everyone's hearts sink once more.
"It's a pity the Teleportation Array we came through has been destroyed. Otherwise... we might have found another chance through it. Senior Tianhong, is there truly no other way out of this place?"
Su Shi'er frowned slightly and turned to Venerable Tianhong, pressing him for an answer.
"If there were even the slightest way, would this old man have left him alone in the Sinful Dao all these years?" Venerable Tianhong shook his head helplessly. His frown deepened, and grief spread across his face.
"You needn't blame yourself, Senior Tianhong. If anyone is to blame for what happened to Martial Brother Wan Jianyi, it's that cunning Cheng Jingfeng of the Great Zhao Dynasty! He schemed against a man who had no reason to suspect him. With the Disciplinary Hall to consider, there were things you had no choice but to do."
Su Shi'er knew the thought of Wan Jianyi still grieved him. Here, old memories had been stirred, and he could hardly help blaming himself.
With that, Su