Lu Qian's Doubts

Lu Qian nodded. After pausing for a moment, he looked at Lin Fan again and spoke, his tone probing yet measured.

"After examining you just now, I confirmed that there is nothing wrong with your cultivation technique or realm. Yet there is still one matter I do not understand. That demonic path expert was roughly in the same realm as you. Moreover, I noticed that the injuries left on you were not particularly severe, and even your Inner Qi had not been depleted much. How exactly did you kill that fiend of the demonic path? Of course, this is merely my personal confusion. If it is inconvenient for you to answer, you need not reply."

The clerk beside him held his brush, quietly pricking up his ears as he looked curiously at Lin Fan, yet he did not dare interrupt rashly.

Lin Fan's expression remained calm. After a brief moment of thought, he said, "I found that strange as well. While the Flower Thief was fighting me, many problems suddenly appeared with him, causing his combat strength to decline severely. I thought it might have been due to the demonic path cultivation technique he practiced."

After hearing this, Lu Qian slowly nodded, though it was impossible to tell whether he believed it. "That is indeed possible. Demonic path cultivation techniques all pursue quick success, and they carry many drawbacks. If that demonic fiend had obtained only a fragmentary cultivation technique, then it would make complete sense."

Then Lu Qian glanced up at the sky. As though recalling something, he added, "Did Young Master Lin happen to seize that demonic fiend's cultivation technique? If you hand it over to the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court will also reward you."

"As for that, no. Perhaps it was destroyed together with the Flower