"The Desolate Ancient Continent... is a dead-end road?"
Ji Yuan's eyes widened at those words.
"What do you mean, Master?"
"If it's a dead end, why would you take... take our sect there?"
Perhaps Hua Yaoyue's words were simply too startling. Ji Yuan fired off three questions in one breath.
Hua Yaoyue's tone remained calm.
"Because if they stay on the Cangluo Continent, death is their only road."
"But if they go to the Desolate Ancient Continent, then even if it's a dead-end road, at least they'll be alive, won't they?"
Ji Yuan fell silent.
It was unpleasant to hear, but she was right.
"Could you explain what you mean by a dead-end road, Master?"
"I can. But keep what you hear to yourself. Don't tell outsiders. If this gets out, the consequences won't be small."
Hua Yaoyue rarely gave such a warning.
"Yes."
Ji Yuan promptly agreed.
At the same time, he grew even more curious about Hua Yaoyue's origins. Knowing so many secrets was one thing.
What struck him as even more extraordinary was that nothing under heaven seemed capable of stumping her.
"Do you remember what I told you when I first mentioned the Desolate Ancient Continent?"
Hua Yaoyue asked.
Ji Yuan thought back carefully before answering tentatively.
"You said that of the Cangluo Continent and the nearby continents, the Desolate Ancient Continent had the poorest resources. It couldn't even compare to ours."
"But that very continent has a sect far more powerful than the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong: the Taiyi Immortal Sect. It even has an ancestor in the Void Refinement Realm."
"Correct."
Hua Yaoyue nodded.
"So when you call it a dead-end road, do you mean it's because the Desolate Ancient Continent has such scarce resources, yet managed to produce such a powerful sect?"