"Whoosh!"
Li Xian flicked a finger, and a strand of sword qi tore straight through Wenshan's skin, following the circulation of true essence into his body.
"Spare me, senior!"
Wenshan's face turned deathly pale, and he immediately begged for mercy.
"Before a True Lord who has cultivated divine sense, your heartbeat, breathing, and even changes in your mental fluctuations have nowhere to hide. So don't try to be clever."
Li Xian said bluntly, "Your emotions fluctuated violently when I mentioned a map just now. Why?"
"I..."
The moment Wenshan spoke, he felt the strand of sword qi begin circulating inside him, as though the slightest lie would make it pierce his golden core and cripple his cultivation. He hastily said, "It's... all our factions received a decree from the Supreme Immortal Sect, the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground, two hours ago... anyone asking about basic information such as this area's location, factions, or terrain must be reported immediately..."
"All factions..."
Li Xian frowned slightly.
Unlike the Great Luo Immortal Sect, the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground controlled almost the entire Central Continent.
Aside from the region around the Tianyuan Sect, the Central Continent was effectively their backyard.
After all, the Divine Firmament Sect, the Central Continent's other faction, also followed their lead.
Although the Tianyuan Sect had Tianyuan Daoist, no one else in the sect was an expert of any note. Combined with its mere ten thousand years of foundations, the territory it actually controlled was very small. In fact...
Even the factions within its territory might harbor divided loyalties.
After all, Tianyuan Daoist would ascend sooner or later. The Central Continent's overlord would ultimately still be the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground.
So...
"What is this? Battle royale mode?"
"You must come from a major sect, senior, and understand the difficulties small