Within Black Wind Valley, shattered stones rained down wildly on the wind.
Su Yueli and Qi Feng hurried forward side by side. The pitch-black stone walls on either side flashed past, while the demonic aura around them grew ever denser.
Su Yueli glanced at the young man from the corner of her eye. After pondering for a moment, she casually struck up a conversation as if it had just occurred to her.
"Fellow Daoist Qi, back in the city, I heard that your Azure Moon Sect has a young sect master whose reputation is at its peak. They say his talent is frighteningly high. Is he really that extraordinary?"
Qi Feng smiled at that. At the mention of this young sect master, an unmistakable pride and fervor flashed through his eyes.
"Of course. Young Sect Master Shen Huai'an possesses a Supreme Heavenly Bone. Across the entire cultivation world of the Great Li Dynasty, such aptitude is a peerless prodigy seen only once in several hundred years."
A Supreme Heavenly Bone—it truly was exactly the same as when it had been tested decades ago.
Su Yueli's expression remained unchanged, but the chill in her heart gradually deepened.
"However..."
Qi Feng changed the subject and sighed. "A few years ago, the young sect master seemed to have his Dao Heart troubled by mundane mortal affairs. His cultivation stagnated, leaving him stuck in the Second Realm for several years. The sect elders were utterly frantic at the time."
"Fortunately, the young sect master later came to terms with it himself and completely severed that worldly confusion. After devoting himself wholeheartedly to secluded cultivation, he has now reached the Fourth Realm Late Stage. He is only a step away from the Fifth Realm."
"If not for those matters, the young sect master would likely