"A third eye?"
The Inner Disciple picked up on this information and felt extremely satisfied.
He patted Zhou Zheng on the shoulder. "Good, very good. Zhou Zheng, the information you've given us is no small matter."
"This counts as a great contribution on your part. I'll report it truthfully to the elder, and the elder will reward you."
Chuckling as he spoke, the Inner Disciple turned and left with the junior disciples beside him, leaving Zhou Zheng standing there in disarray.
"Did I just... say something?"
Zhou Zheng looked utterly bewildered, but as he watched his senior brother walk away, for some reason, he kept feeling a sense of foreboding.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Zheng headed toward the rear of the Immortal Palace...
"This disciple pays his respects to Elder Bai and Elder Ouyang."
"Mm, rise. Have you found any evidence?"
Bai Jie nodded slightly and took a small sip of the tea in her hand.
"Reporting to the elders, I heard Zhou Zheng say that Junior Brother Xu defeated a Core Disciple with his Heavenly Mansion Realm cultivation. I felt something was fishy, so I went to ask about it."
"Zhou Zheng said that a third eye appears on Xu Xuan's forehead, and from that third eye erupts heavenly fire that is extremely difficult to extinguish!"
"It is precisely that heavenly fire that gives him the ability to fight above his level."
"Oh?"
Bai Jie's eyes brightened slightly, as though she had picked up on something.
"Good, very good. Well done."
Bai Jie nodded repeatedly, then actually stood up.
"Heh, did he think he could hide it from this elder?"
"For an ordinary person to defeat someone in the Purple Mansion realm with Heavenly Mansion Realm cultivation is as difficult as ascending to heaven, and that