"How did it go?"
Lian Youming asked.
The White Lotus Sect Master, who had joined him, said softly, "The Gan Family seized the Silk Brocade!"
Lian Youming was hardly surprised by this result.
The Gan Family had numbers on their side. It would have been strange if they had failed to seize it.
"The Scabbard fell into my hands!"
"I know!"
Their brief exchange was concise.
Probably no one but Lian Youming could discern anything about that Scabbard. Besides its material, there was nothing extraordinary about it. Even if someone else obtained it, they might not gain the Sword Immortal Inheritance.
"Gu Feiyan previously visited the Russians' territory and discovered some old ruins in the far north, where she learned quite a few secrets."
As though answering Lian Youming's doubts, the White Lotus Sect Master explained the reason.
"She's immensely ambitious and has been planning for a long time. How could she willingly leave empty-handed? I noticed something was wrong the moment she threw out the Silk Brocade! Presumably, she hid something else!"
"Old medicine!" Lian Youming replied.
"Exactly!" The White Lotus Sect Master's eyes shifted. "And it's very likely something the previous Sword Immortal left for his successor! It might even be older."
Lian Youming frowned. "Can an elixir really last that long?"
The White Lotus Sect Master explained, "The Daoist Sect's external elixir methods include nurturing pills, which means gently nourishing their medicinal potency. Though the Pure Yang lineage disdains external elixir methods, this old medicine was prepared from rare natural treasures and also requires nurturing. If preserved properly, the longer it remains, the purer its medicinal properties become!"
Hearing this only strengthened Lian Youming's conviction in his guess.
What lay beneath Immortal's Cave was not the Sword Immortal Inheritance at all.
Perhaps it had some connection to