"I wasn't entirely clear about that person's origins either. A hundred years ago, while in seclusion comprehending the sect's supreme art, the Tai Xuan Feng Yue Swordplay, I was held back by my aptitude and state of mind, and made no progress for a long time."
"By chance, I went out to settle my mind and accidentally wandered into the mountain range near the Sinful Path. There, I encountered a mysterious person whose voice I heard but whose face I never saw. He claimed he could help me comprehend the supreme art."
"The price was that I provide him with certain cultivation resources."
"I had been trapped by my cultivation bottleneck for too long. In a moment of delusion, I agreed to his demands. With his help, I truly succeeded in comprehending the sect's supreme art. After that, I severed all contact with him."
Only then did Xi Longxuan speak, recounting the matter slowly.
His words skirted the important points, revealing very little information.
Yet both Leng Yan and Su Shi'er knew full well that the Sinful Path was thick with ghostly qi, and none of the beings within could be considered good. The cultivation resources the other party wanted were absolutely not the ordinary resources used by ordinary cultivators.
As for this supposed transaction from a hundred years ago—
Neither of them believed a single word of it.
Most likely, the two sides had begun cooperating far earlier. For the Lord of the Sinful Path to possess such abilities today, Xi Longxuan's efforts must have played no small part.
Looking across the Phantom Star Sect, Xi Longxuan was the only one with such capabilities.
Though the two understood this perfectly well, neither exposed it.
No joy or sorrow showed on Leng Yan's face as she continued asking, "Then... what