Tuoba Xiong's pupils suddenly contracted!
What Xiao Yan had said was precisely the most crucial secret and hidden danger in his body cultivation!
The old wound in his chest had been left behind during a dangerous expedition in his early years. It was extremely well concealed; even his master in the Immortal Venerable Realm had never noticed it!
Yet this man had seen through it at a glance, even casually pointing out a direction for improvement?
"I... I..."
Tuoba Xiong's throat went dry, and the scales in his heart began to sway violently.
In his heart, he had already begun leaning more toward the Heavenly Dao Immortal Sect.
Among the watching crowd, hushed discussions had long spread like a rising tide.
"My heavens... Is the sky about to change?"
"What that white-robed Immortal King said... could it be true?"
"Unbelievable! But... but with methods like his, there seems to be no need for him to lie!"
"Not necessarily! Perhaps he is jealous of His Majesty the First Immortal King, or perhaps he wants to throw the order of our Immortal Realm into chaos!"
"Those who are not of our kind must harbor different hearts!"
"Eastern Radiance Divine Scion and the others surely believe in His Majesty! But look at Tuoba Xiong... and those top-ranked geniuses from the branch halls. They seem to have wavered..."
"The human heart is hard to fathom... On one side lies supreme glory within easy reach, on the other, a terrifying and horrifying unknown truth... If it were you or me, how would we choose?"
"Alas, in the end, strength reigns supreme."
"If that white-robed Immortal King can truly prove something... or if His Majesty can prove his own innocence..."
The discussions were chaotic and tangled—fear, suspicion, excitement, confusion, steadfastness, hesitation...
All manner of emotions intertwined