Xu Qingtong took the two cultivators' soul blood, bringing them fully under his control. He looked at them, took out a bottle of elixirs, and tossed it to the wiry man. "Tend to your injuries first. I have questions for you afterward!"
The wiry man poured out the elixirs, swallowed one himself, and tossed the rest to the female cultivator.
A short while later, the two finished tending to their injuries and came before Xu Qingtong. They bowed and said in unison, "Greetings, Master!"
Xu Qingtong waved a hand. "No need for ceremony! Since you have both acknowledged me as your master, tell me about yourselves!"
The wiry man cupped his fist toward Xu Qingtong. "Your subordinate was originally a rogue cultivator in Yongchang City, named Cui Yan. After offending someone, I had no choice but to drift here. I banded together with the others and made a living by swindling and cheating!"
After Cui Yan finished, the female cultivator turned slightly and dipped in a formal curtsy. "Your servant is Lan Xin Butterfly," she said in a lilting voice. "I was originally an Inner Disciple of the Thousand Feather Sect under the Jade Sound Pavilion. I was expelled from the sect for violating its rules and had no choice but to make a living by fraud!"
"Oh? You're from the Jade Sound Pavilion?"
"Master, I am from the Thousand Feather Sect, an affiliate sect of the Jade Sound Pavilion!" Lan Xin Butterfly replied.
"Have you learned the Jade Sound Pavilion's cultivation techniques?"
Lan Xin Butterfly froze, not understanding what her master meant by the question. She could only answer truthfully, "Your servant has only learned some common cultivation techniques. I have never learned any of the Jade Sound Pavilion's supreme techniques!"
"Then do you know of the Heart-Severing Treasure