At these words, an indescribable ache welled up in Xu Taiping's heart.
Clearly, the outcome Lü Daoxuan had described with a smile was not one he wanted to see.
Just then, Lü Daoxuan's expression suddenly turned solemn as he said:
"Also, to prevent the secret of the Netherdark Demon Grotto from being buried forever after my death, I can only tell you now."
Xu Taiping, who had been silently resolving never to let the other outcome his master spoke of come true, was jolted from his thoughts by Lü Daoxuan's words.
Then Lü Daoxuan, within the Divine Soul Mark, looked at Xu Taiping with an exceedingly solemn expression and said:
"The Netherdark Demon Grotto that our Azure Profound Sect guards on behalf of the Shangqing Realm is not merely the entrance to the First Demon Abyss. More importantly, a powerful corpse is sealed within it."
"It is precisely because of this corpse that, even though the Taixuan Five Elders and successive sect masters of Azure Profound have slaughtered their way through this Demon Abyss several times with a single sword, Demon Seeds continue to emerge."
At this point, Lü Daoxuan, within the Divine Soul Mark, suddenly drew a deep breath, then looked gravely at Xu Taiping and said:
"This corpse is one of the Nine Abysses Demon Mother's three clones, and the most powerful of them-her Source-Origin Body."
"She is also the final piece the Demon Mother lacks to awaken fully this time."
Xu Taiping's heart jolted, and he felt his scalp inexplicably prickle.
Even the Lotus Eye, which was preparing its great deductive power, cried out upon hearing this:
"The Demon Mother's Source-Origin Body is actually sealed within your Azure Profound Sect?"
Lü Daoxuan continued:
"But knowing this is enough. You need not concern yourself with anything else. Those