"Shan Zifeng of the Inner Sect?"
Shao Sichao looked thoughtful, but continued without much pause, "The one on Tongchen Peak?"
Song Yan did not know whether, in a sect as vast as the Dongyuan Sect, someone else might share his name.
But since Shao Sichao had specified it, at least among the disciples of Tongchen Peak, there probably was no second Shan Zifeng.
"That's him."
"What do you want to ask?"
Song Yan had already thought everything through and asked for the information he wanted, one question at a time.
"Senior Brother Shan Zifeng of the Inner Sect..."
"What realm is he at now?"
Shao Sichao answered, "A little over three years ago, he broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and entered the Inner Sect."
That single sentence actually contained a great deal of information.
First, Shan Zifeng probably also had three spiritual roots or worse aptitude; otherwise, he would not have needed to reach the Qi Refining Seventh Layer before entering the Inner Sect.
Second, there was a very high chance that he was still at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
Every layer in the late Qi Refining stage was an arduous struggle. Without outstanding talent or abundant resources, an ordinary person would probably need five to seven years to break through to the eighth layer of Qi Refining.
"Does Senior Brother Shan Zifeng have any relatives in the sect... and which elder did he take as his master?"
"That counts as two questions."
Shao Sichao held up two fingers.
Thirty Spirit Stones did not buy endless questions. He could only ask five.
Song Yan agreed.
"There's a steward in the Inner Sect at the Foundation Establishment Realm who is a distant relative of Shan Zifeng."
"The two have no real blood ties, and they don't actually