Chi Fan nodded and said:
"That's right. This Fairy Ning Shuang's real name is Qu Ning Shuang. She ascended from the Lower Realm over a hundred years ago."
He made an effort to recall before continuing:
"If I remember correctly, this Qu Ningshuang ascended from your Lower Realm's Peerless Nether Heaven."
Xu Taiping's heart suddenly trembled, and he thought to himself:
It's her!
Though he already felt almost certain, to be safe, he still quietly took out the Ancient Sword Ten Thousand Edges and employed the True Intent of Lotus Root Broken, Yet Its Fibers Remain.
He wanted to see whether there was any connection between her and Qu Shuang.
For this Ancient Sword Ten Thousand Edges had taken shape from the Sword Embryo that Qu Shuang, an Elder of the Four Symbols Sect, had entrusted to him for his daughter Qu Ningshuang back when they fought Fu Yuan in Golden Court Prefecture.
If the Qu Ningshuang before him was the same person as Elder Qu Shuang's daughter Qu Ningshuang, then the True Intent of Lotus Root Broken, Yet Its Fibers Remain would certainly reveal threads between her and the Ancient Sword Ten Thousand Edges.
But the instant he took out Ten Thousand Edges, the sword let out a faint, humming Sword Cry within its scabbard.
At that moment, even before using the True Intent of Lotus Root Broken, Yet Its Fibers Remain, Xu Taiping was already completely certain in his heart:
That's Qu Ningshuang!
For he could sense the Sword Intent of Ten Thousand Edges in his hand as it detected Qu Ningshuang's aura.
When Chi Fan beside him saw Xu Taiping take out a sword, he assumed he was eager to enter the arena and hurriedly reminded him:
"Daoist Taiping, don't rush to enter. Even if Qu Ningshuang