The third fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's map had appeared.
When Xiao Yan heard the news from the Black Seal City Lord, his first reaction was surprise.
But when he received another piece of news, the surprise in his eyes turned to astonishment.
The expert who had appeared with the Demon Saint's map fragment was someone whose cultivation level even the Black Seal City Lord could not discern.
Had it been an ordinary expert, Xiao Yan might not have paid much attention.
But just how powerful was someone whose strength even the Black Seal City Lord could not detect?
Although the Black Seal City Lord did not amount to much in Xiao Yan's eyes, he was already a renowned expert in the Black-Corner Region.
At the very least, his cultivation was close to Peak Dou Emperor. Yet even with such strength, he could not discern that expert's true power.
This meant that the mysterious expert's true strength had probably reached at least the level of a High-Rank Dou Zong.
A High-Rank Dou Zong might not seem like much in the Central Plains, but in a place like the Black-Corner Region, such a person was practically invincible.
At the very least, if this person were a native of the Black-Corner Region, he should have been renowned.
What suddenly stirred a trace of suspicion in Xiao Yan's heart was this: if that person possessed the strength of a High-Rank Dou Zong, or even a Dou Zun, how could he fail to recognize the value of the Demon Saint's map fragment?
If that were the case, then...
At that thought, Xiao Yan's previously indifferent heart suddenly tightened.
He had originally assumed that the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's map fragments were merely a coincidence. Now, however, it seemed that someone was secretly