"A treasure like that must be worth a fortune, right?"
That was what Li Xian cared about.
He had not noticed Elder Tianfeng's abruptly changing tone at all.
Whoosh!
Just then, a streak of light flashed over.
It was Lingkong, the other sect elder originally stationed on Immortal Wandering Island.
He was carrying a figure whose breath was as faint as a thread.
"True Inheritor Li really does seem unharmed. As for Fu Xi of the Yunxi Sect..."
The elder had barely begun speaking when he noticed something unusual about Elder Tianfeng.
"Tianfeng, what's wrong?"
Elder Tianfeng said nothing. Instead, he took a deep breath and handed him a Storage Ring, his voice trembling slightly. "True Inheritor Li's spoils."
"Oh? It seems True Inheritor Li gained quite a haul this time."
Lingkong smiled. "Still, the fact that you escaped unscathed from True Inheritor Li shows that your strength is no weaker than any Golden Core cultivator's. However much you gained, you earned it... Hmm!? The Asura Banner!? What happened? How did the Asura Dao Seed even lose his bonded Dharma Treasure?"
The smile on his face abruptly turned to astonishment. "Without the Asura Banner, a Seventh Realm Dharma Treasure tailored specifically for him, he must have lost nearly half his combat strength... Wait!? The Rope of Balance!? Of course! The Asura Dao Seed feared you had a Grand Teleportation Talisman bestowed by the sect, so he specifically found this treasure to counter it. Once the Rope of Balance bound you together, neither of you could possibly escape unless one person's magic power fluctuations vanished..." The elder's deductions likewise came to an abrupt halt.
At that moment, an expression almost identical to Elder Tianfeng's appeared on his face.
Disbelief!
"How... is that possible!?"
Lingkong muttered to himself.
Then the two elders