"But more than that, I'm curious what could possibly make Xu Taiping stake all his fortune."
Mu Yun folded his arms across his chest and murmured with a solemn expression.
"Buzzz..."
As they spoke, the Spirit Mirror on the table suddenly began to tremble, then started giving off a purple-blue radiance.
"It's here, it's here!"
Mu Yuchen grabbed her chair and moved it right up to the Spirit Mirror.
Ji Ye and Mu Yun both perked up, their eyes fixed unblinkingly on the Spirit Mirror on the table.
Before long, the mist within the Spirit Mirror dispersed, revealing the Moon Perching Pavilion on the Seventh Peak of the Azure Profound Sect.
As the image within the Spirit Mirror continued to enlarge, they finally saw Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping was standing on a Rainbow Bridge.
The three noticed that his clothing had hardly changed since the Golden Scale Assembly. He still wore an ordinary Dero Daoist Robe washed somewhat pale, with a saber hanging at his waist.
The only change was that he had grown much thinner since the Golden Scale Assembly, his cheeks becoming sharply defined.
"I am Xu Taiping, a disciple of the Azure Profound Sect. Greetings, fellow Daoists and seniors."
"I have troubled you all today because I have a favor to ask. But before I speak of that, there is something else I must tell you."
Within the Spirit Mirror, Xu Taiping bowed to everyone, then spoke very courteously.
"Brother Taiping really hasn't changed at all."
Ji Ye smiled and cupped his hands in return.
Mu Yun smiled as well.
But before their smiles could fade, their expressions froze at Xu Taiping's next words-"Half a year ago, this junior entered the Mysterious Wasteland Tower to train under the alias Rusty Lion."
At this point, Xu Taiping first