Neither had expected Sword Martial Venerable and Daoist Yuqing to argue so fiercely. Even men as thick-skinned as Sun Jiuyang and Lu Feng felt awkward staying up there, so they hurriedly rose and took their leave.
Only after they had dashed down the mountain did Lu Feng suddenly remember something he had forgotten. Since Shabby Master knew Sword Martial Venerable's Returning Origin Sword, the two must have known each other. Perhaps Sword Martial Venerable could tell him about Shabby Master's origins and whereabouts.
But he had already descended the mountain, and the atmosphere between Sword Martial Venerable and Daoist Yuqing had been far from harmonious. He could only set the matter aside for now.
"Heavens! Sword Martial Venerable and Daoist Yuqing are fellow disciples? That's unbelievable!"
Sun Jiuyang looked delighted, as though he had uncovered some earth-shaking secret.
Lu Feng immediately asked, "Who is this Daoist Yuqing? He seems to have quite a background."
Sun Jiuyang clicked his tongue. "Quite a background? That's an understatement. They aren't from the Primordial Continent at all. They live in the Eighth Heaven."
"They? The Eighth Heaven?"
Lu Feng was even more confused.
"The heavens have nine layers, each different from the others. The Seventh and Eighth Heavens are inhabited by innate spiritual beings. They look almost indistinguishable from the Immortal Race, so they're also called the Ethereal Immortal Race. When the Nine-Headed Heavenly Emperor fought his way up Buzhou Mountain back then, he fought them too."
"And in the Eighth Heaven, there's a very special place called the Three Pure Ones' Purple Mansion.
"Legend has it that the Three Pure Ones' Purple Mansion was formed from Pangu's Purple Mansion. It contains the resonance of the Dao and undergoes mysterious transformations. No outsiders can enter."
"Three powerful cultivators live inside the Three Pure Ones'