Chu Liezhao smiled. "You used that secret technique once. Can you use it again?"
Li Miaotan watched him with half-belief and half-doubt, wary of any sudden move.
She did not believe that a Great Venerable, a Seventh Turn Venerable, would surrender and beg for mercy so readily.
Seventh Turn Venerables certainly feared death—more than lower-turn Venerables did.
But Seventh Turn Venerables were also prouder and more arrogant. They could not endure wounded dignity; they would rather die standing than live kneeling.
Lei Gang said in a deep voice, "I believe this information is worth my life."
Chu Liezhao smiled. "Then I'd like to hear what information could be worth the life of a Seventh Turn Venerable."
Lei Gang said, "Disciples of Jade Kunlun Palace and Purple Heaven Jade Pavilion discovered a cave mansion together. There may be a spirit treasure inside."
Chu Liezhao froze, then turned to look at Li Miaotan.
Li Miaotan's dark brows drew together slightly. "Another new cave mansion has appeared? Whose cave mansion is it?"
Lei Gang shook his head. "We could only investigate this much. We could not learn anything more detailed... This cave mansion very likely involves a spirit treasure. Otherwise, those two sects would not be taking it so seriously."
The Four Great Sects openly and covertly fought one another, and planting spies was commonplace, so their precautions were exceptionally strict.
It was extremely difficult for such spies to enter the core ranks, and even if they did, they could not enter the innermost core.
The spy planted in Purple Heaven Jade Pavilion had already reached the limit by deducing this news from scattered details.
"A cave mansion..." Chu Liezhao smiled. "If there is a spirit treasure inside... Still, an ordinary cave mansion could not produce a spirit treasure."
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