Su Jiu guessed that, in all likelihood, it was still connected to the major disturbances the demonic cultivators had stirred up in recent years.
"Senior Brother, is this a convenient time to speak through voice transmission?" A trace of nervousness appeared on Su Jiu's face as she asked.
The smile on Xia Jue's face deepened. "If it weren't, I wouldn't have answered."
Su Jiu relaxed slightly, then continued, "I remember you once mentioned the Skyglaze Stone to me!"
That had happened before they entered the Nightfall Cold Pool. At the time, the Sect Leader had been warning them about what to watch out for after entering, and Senior Brother Xia Jue had casually offered an example, mentioning a tragedy that had befallen an Azure Tide Sect disciple at foundation establishment great perfection in the Nightfall Cold Pool a hundred years ago.
The Skyglaze Stone was a sacred artifact-grade magic treasure, on the same level as the Heavenly Origin Lock. An Azure Tide Sect disciple had discovered it in the Nightfall Cold Pool, but when he obtained it, he had no idea that a Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect disciple had witnessed everything.
Thus, a murder for treasure had unfolded. What the killer had not expected was that the dying Azure Tide Sect disciple had recorded everything with a Recording Stone. Another disciple from the same sect happened to pass by and pick it up. As soon as the Azure Tide Sect disciples emerged, they reported the matter to their sect. With the other seven great sects present, they naturally heard the news as well.
However, that Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect disciple had emerged before the Azure Tide Sect disciples and had long since vanished without a trace. He never returned to his sect either, disappearing completely from everyone's sight just as