After hearing Ye Xiangning's explanation, the Mysterious Court disciples understood, though they were terrified that the True Lords of the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm possessed such tremendous power. Then they learned that their destination, the Aohai Cui Clan, had three True Lords presiding over it.
As they approached the Inverted Sea, the disciples could not help feeling uneasy.
If True Lords were so powerful, surely a mission to the Aohai Cui Clan should have been entrusted to great cultivators of the same realm. Why had they sent a group of disciples like them? Never mind a Great Immortal Lord or an Immortal Lord-there was not even a single elder in the Mahayana or Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
The highest-ranking person present was the Daoist Heir, Xu Lingyin, whose standing equaled an elder's. Beyond her, there was no one.
Listening to Ye Xiangning, Xu Lingyin grew thoughtful-and even more curious about her.
According to the Ye Family, Ye Xiangning had been born slow-witted and remained a fool throughout her childhood, only developing intelligence and understanding in the past two years. How did she know so much?
"I see. May I ask where you learned this, Junior Sister Ye?" Xu Lingyin asked.
Her eyes shone as she stared at Ye Xiangning, waiting for an explanation.
Someone suddenly seeming like an entirely different person was not unheard of in the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm. In most cases, a cultivator above the Nascent Soul Realm had possessed them.
Ye Xiangning's current circumstances fit that description perfectly. Still, Xu Lingyin had heard that great lineages like the Ye Family had measures to counter possession by high-level cultivators.
If Ye Xiangning really had been possessed, the Ye Family would surely have discovered it first. How would it ever fall to her to raise suspicions?
In short, there