Soon, Liu Chuxuan's voice came through again-
"There is indeed such a saying, but that Faceless One couldn't possibly be foolish enough to attack the Azure Profound Sect's disciples at a time like this. They must be planning to defeat Zhao Qian and the sect master's disciples in the upcoming Sword Inquiry before making their move against Qingxuan."
Hearing this, Huang Que couldn't help feeling a trace of despair well up in his heart.
Then Liu Chuxuan's voice came through once more:
"Huang Que, all you can do now is find ways to save as many disciples of the Azure Profound Sect as possible. You belong to the Nine Prefectures. However brazen the Faceless Tower may be, they couldn't possibly openly make enemies of the Nine Prefectures right now."
Huang Que bit his lip at those words, still looking unwilling to accept it as he asked:
"Is there truly no way for Sect Master Zhao, Qingxiao, and the others to defeat the people chosen by the Faceless Tower in this Sword Inquiry?"
Liu Chuxuan fell silent again on the other end of the Sound Transmission Talisman before answering with another sigh:
"There is no antidote for the Spirit-Eroding Thunder God Vine's poison. On the surface, you may seem to retain sixty percent of your strength, but in truth, the longer you circulate your True Essence and Blood Qi, the deeper the poison takes hold."
"By the end, forget sixty percent-you might not even be able to muster thirty or twenty percent of your strength."
At this, the light in Huang Que's eyes faded completely.
Over the years, he had had a great deal of contact with the Azure Profound Sect, so he truly did not want to see this sect, which had only just been reborn, head toward destruction once