"Venerable Xuan Gu? This is the first time I've heard that name."
Xiao Yan thought for a moment, then shook his head lightly.
"Their whole family was wiped out? Could they have done something that outraged heaven and man alike, and brought retaliation down on themselves?"
"Perhaps..."
Xiao Ding pondered for a moment, then frowned as though something had occurred to him.
"According to the rumors circulating lately, the Mo Family apparently had an Alchemist among their ancestors!"
"Only, that Alchemist seemed to have little interest in orthodox alchemy. Instead, he devoted himself to researching all sorts of bizarre things."
"For example, removing powerful claws or bones from magical beasts, then transplanting them into human bodies..."
"That's pretty twisted," Xiao Yan said softly, his mouth twitching.
"It certainly is. Still, the fellow had some ability. In the end, he actually managed to cobble together a few secret arts."
"I've heard that many members of the Mo Family have now had these things transplanted into them. Their strength increased considerably, but they turned themselves into things neither human nor ghost..."
"Yet apparently, after studying magical beasts extensively, they turned their attention to humans with unusual organs..."
At this point, disgust flashed across Xiao Ding's face. Clearly, he had no stomach for such twisted practices either.
"There always seem to be some people in this world born with organs or body parts that differ from everyone else's..."
"That ancestor of the Mo Family used every means at his disposal to capture those people, dig out their unusual organs, and transplant them into his own people, greatly increasing their strength!"
"...No wonder."
A glimmer of understanding appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes.
"People like that are truly despicable. No wonder this happened. Most likely, some powerful expert couldn't stand their behavior and stepped in