Kui's voice rang out, his words aimed squarely at Ling Jia.
Everyone else was rather surprised. None had expected this to involve old grievances concerning Lingsi's mother.
Lingsi also looked at her father in confusion.
In truth, Ling Jia had always refused to tell her much about her mother's death all those years ago.
It was not as though she had never asked while growing up.
But every time she did, her father merely fell silent or changed the subject with vague answers.
As she grew older, Lingsi also worried about bringing up her father's painful memories, and eventually, she stopped asking.
At those words, Ling Jia's expression dimmed.
"I've been investigating all these years. But..."
"But you don't dare say it," Kui interrupted him.
"You think those are means only the Immortals in heaven possess."
"That's why you've always wanted to make Jianmu lower its branches again at the Heavenly Sea Grand Sacrifice. So you could ascend to the upper realm and question those ancestors of your Diren Tribe. Am I right?" Ling Jia opened his mouth, but offered no rebuttal.
While the two spoke, Song Yan was already surveying his surroundings.
Although Flowing Wave Mountain was also considered an Immortal Continent, its main island was not particularly large.
The mountain slopes were not steep, and several main peaks encircled a secluded valley.
The garden and pavilion where they stood occupied the highest point.
If these Spirit Transformation cultivators started fighting overhead shortly, he, a mere Golden Core cultivator, would have no chance of surviving here.
That was why Song Yan had extended his Divine Sense early on, right from the start.
He also secretly activated his Pupil Technique to examine his surroundings.
Yet he discovered that Flowing Wave Mountain was utterly quiet.
There were no other members of