"If you weren't the Heaven-Connecting Tower, I imagine you could reach his heights given enough time. Unfortunately, you probably won't have that chance." Dao Lord Qing Ci paused here...
"There's something else I suspect, or perhaps I should call it a theory...
"The disappearance of the Heaven-Connecting Tower and your birth both seem to be connected to that ancestor of your Yun Household."
Yun Huanling had recovered all his memories, and naturally remembered that ancestor as well. Just as Dao Lord Qing Ci suspected, his current existence did indeed have some connection to Yun Chong.
But later, the Azure Realm had descended into chaos. He could not keep watch over everyone at every moment, and naturally did not know exactly how that brilliant ancestor of his household had died.
But could all of this actually have been connected to Dao Lord Qing Ci?
An indescribable heaviness settled over Yun Huanling.
"What else do you know? Perhaps you could tell us who helped resurrect you? Come to think of it, we still don't know the Gray-Clothed Man's identity..."
Dao Lord Qing Ci gave Su Jiu a surprised look. "So you're already certain the Gray-Clothed Man was the one who helped resurrect me?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Su Jiu said coldly.
Clap, clap, clap... The sound of applause suddenly rang out.
Startled, Su Jiu turned to look.
The Gray-Clothed Man she had just mentioned was walking toward them. What alarmed Su Jiu was that, despite the distance being only a few zhang, she had not sensed his approach at all.
But that made sense. He had lived for over ten thousand years, and his cultivation level had long since surpassed hers. Killing her without anyone being the wiser would probably be child's play for him.
Yet for some unknown reason, he had still