Without anyone investigating it, the story remained nothing more than a story.
But if a thoughtful cultivator examined it carefully, they would find that it was well worth pondering.
In particular, the neat row of cut marks along the northernmost edge of the Yin River Continent seemed practically tailor-made for this myth.
Of course, it was also possible that someone had seen the neatly cut upper edge of the Yin River Continent and spun a story from the associations it evoked.
Still, when coincidences piled up, they ceased to be coincidences.
Besides that, Xia Jue took out several more thought-provoking jade slips and piled them together.
The more Feng Qi heard, the more alarmed he became.
He was also startled by Xia Jue's capabilities. In a mere three months, he had uncovered so many suspicious details.
Feng Qi pressed a hand down on the jade slips and stood, his expression thoughtful and puzzled. "If another Azure Realm really exists, why have we never heard anyone mention it?
"Our Enforcement Hall has carried out so many missions. We've traveled far and wide, yet we've never received any information about it..."
Xia Jue smiled faintly. "What if some mysterious force has completely erased that world's existence?"
Feng Qi's pupils contracted. "You mean even the people on Cloudmist Peak might not know?"
Xia Jue closed the jade slip. "Anyone who didn't live through that war probably wouldn't know."
"Lived through that war? Wouldn't that make them over ten thousand years old?"
Feng Qi began muttering to himself. "Cultivators who've lived for over ten thousand years are exceedingly hard to find these days, but there are still a few races capable of living that long."
The first to come to mind was the Nine-Tailed Tribe, but when he recalled their situation, Feng Qi could