Huang Xiao nodded, his expression grave. "I was wondering whether the divine beast there might be Kui Yong."
"What the hell? Kui Yong is a divine beast?" At Huang Xiao's words, Demon Phoenix's eyes went wide, his face full of disbelief.
He had never thought along those lines, nor had he dared to.
"Could there be any other explanation?" Xuan Tu said. "The aura of the Imperishability Chapter in the essence blood feels innate, inseparable from the essence blood's own aura. The two mingle and fuse into one. Only the essence blood of the Imperishability Chapter's owner could reach that degree."
"Kui Yong's essence blood?" Demon Phoenix murmured.
"Is there a second person in this world who knows the Imperishability Chapter?" Xuan Tu asked. "Let's count Little Yi as one, but Little Yi is human, not a divine beast. Then it can only be Kui Yong. He is a divine beast."
"So that's it. That would make some sense of things," Huang Xiao said quietly.
"What makes sense?" Demon Phoenix asked.
Xuan Tu also turned to Huang Xiao.
"From what I know, Kui Yong has lived a very long time-even longer than you, Senior Xuan Tu," Huang Xiao said. "I was wondering how he had survived. Even if he relied on slumber to survive, it would have been far too difficult. This was a slumber lasting far more than ten thousand years."
"Huang Xiao, what nonsense are you talking about?" Demon Phoenix shouted. "Ten thousand years ago, Senior Xuan Tu was already a senior to the Immortal Alchemist and the others. In terms of age, Senior Xuan Tu should rank first. And Senior Xuan Tu has the longest lifespan among divine beasts. I can't think of any divine beast that could live longer than Senior Xuan Tu."
Demon Phoenix still