Lin Yun nodded slightly and said, "Let's spare the small talk. Fellow Daoist Miaohe, please tell me where Man Huzi is."
Daoist Miaohe stole a glance at Lin Yun and said quietly, "Yes, yes. Fellow Daoist Man and Fellow Daoist Wu should both be near the Sea Abyss. I don't know their exact whereabouts, but they should return soon."
"The Sea Abyss?" Lin Yun frowned slightly. "Given Han Li's habit of seeking good fortune and avoiding calamity, why would he be in the Sea Abyss? He should have fled long ago."
He asked again, "I heard something happened in the waters around the Sea Abyss recently. Do you know what happened, Fellow Daoist Miaohe?"
"This goes back several years. For some unknown reason, the demon beasts deep in the Sea Abyss went berserk. Vast numbers of them raced all over the abyss, as though searching for something. Fellow Daoist Sifa and two other fellow Daoists went to the center of the Sea Abyss to investigate, but only Fellow Daoist Sifa's nascent soul escaped!" As Daoist Miaohe spoke, lingering fear appeared on his face.
At the time, Master Sifa had invited him along as well, but he had politely declined so that he could entertain Extreme Yin, who had come to Strange Abyss Island. He had never expected that this would let him escape disaster.
"Oh? What did Fellow Daoist Sifa and the others encounter in the Sea Abyss?" Lin Yun asked curiously.
Daoist Miaohe knitted his brows, his voice carrying a measure of shock. "They encountered several shapeshifting demon cultivators! There was even a ninth-level demon cultivator among them! The moment they met, those shapeshifting demon cultivators attacked Fellow Daoist Sifa and the others. Caught off guard, their bodies were blasted apart by the ninth-level demon cultivator. Only Fellow Daoist