Han Kang slowly shook his head.
Ever since Lin Mo had survived his Foundation Establishment tribulation, everything in the Azure Cloud Sect had been normal. Nothing unusual had happened.
The Sword Sect, on the other hand, seemed to have suffered some ominous incident. No wonder Miao Yun had misunderstood and appeared so nervous!
"To tell you the truth..."
Miao Yun studied Han Kang's and Lin Mo's expressions, then sighed bitterly. "Brother Han should know that when the founding patriarchs established their sects, they all chose prime cultivation grounds for their sects' main veins. Even if those places weren't uniquely blessed by heaven, they at least gathered the land's spiritual beauty and nurtured its finest talents."
"And our Sword Sect Master Peak stands directly over a dragon vein node in the Divine Land. Although it cannot serve any grand purpose, it can gather spiritual energy and concentrate qi, offering considerable benefits to cultivators like us."
"But..."
Over the past half month or so, the Sword Sect had done nothing unusual, yet the Earth Vein Qi deep beneath its main peak had suddenly begun draining away at an alarming rate, even affecting the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
To uncover the cause, Miao Yun had personally cut open an enormous sword cleft, reaching more than two thousand zhang underground.
After a thorough investigation, she had found absolutely nothing. There seemed to be nothing unusual near the dragon vein node, leaving her no choice but to return empty-handed, deeply troubled.
She had never imagined that when Han Kang brought Lin Mo and his sister here today, they would bring up this matter again.
It was as though Lin Mo had known about the Sword Sect's strange changes all along. How could she not grow suspicious?
"So that's what happened..."
Han Kang looked thoughtful.