A supreme treasure? Xiao Yu could not tell how much truth there was in Ji Changsheng's words. But those people had not returned in force even after several years, so this supposed treasure probably was not anything extraordinary. Otherwise, the Heavenly Splendor Sect would have known no peace long ago.
"Have you ever worked out what those destroyed sects had in common? Could your sect become their next target?" Xiao Yu asked.
"Well..." Ji Changsheng was immediately at a loss for words.
Xiao Yu was speechless. You're the damn helmsman of a sect, and you haven't even figured that out? No wonder your sect hasn't gotten anywhere all these years.
The young woman named Li Xuan, however, looked thoughtful. Xiao Yu's sharp eyes caught her expression, and he asked:
"Fellow Daoist Li, do you happen to know something?"
Li Xuan glanced at Ji Changsheng. Seeing no reaction from him, she finally spoke in a soft, gentle voice:
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, these are only my own idle guesses, so I don't know whether they're right. I've been thinking about it recently, and most of the sects destroyed over the years shared a few characteristics. First, most of them were fairly close to the Star Palace. Second, their lineages were quite old. And third, they weren't particularly powerful. That's all I could think of."
The Inverse Star Alliance! At Li Xuan's first point, the name sprang unbidden into Xiao Yu's mind. In a few more years, the Inverse Star Alliance, formed by the righteous and demonic paths, would launch a major war against the Star Palace. Were they attacking these small sects now to sweep away potential obstacles beforehand?
At that thought, Xiao Yu looked at Ling Yuling and found her looking thoughtful as well. It seemed he needed to find an