Li Yan quickly came to terms with it. How could another sect's secret arts be passed on to an outsider? Though the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape was formidable, one still had to know how to control it. Without the method of control, it was merely an ordinary magic treasure in Li Yan's hands, hardly an absolute boon to him. He might as well appear more generous.
"The Thousand Luo Ancient Ape involves the core secret arts of my Woodflow Sect, so naturally it cannot remain in your hands. Besides, I once saved you in return, and I also told you quite a few secrets known only to Nascent Soul cultivators. There is no longer any entanglement between us. Still, in consideration of Bai Rou from my sect having once asked something of you, I will not let you toil for nothing." Shuang Qingqing glanced at the sky and spoke softly.
In truth, she wanted the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape from Li Yan not only to reclaim a sect treasure. More importantly, she had an urgent need for it herself. The Purple-Winged Ice Phoenix had been severely damaged. Only after she found a suitable body to possess could she once again seek appropriate materials to refine the Purple-Winged Ice Phoenix. Fortunately, the demon core of the "Purple Crystal Beast," refined into the core of the Purple-Winged Ice Phoenix's formation, had not been damaged. In the future, she merely needed to spend more time gathering the other refining materials, then nurture it over a long period before it might possibly return to its former state. During that time, it would not do for her to have no suitable magic treasure for protection.
There was another reason Shuang Qingqing had no choice but to take the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape from Li Yan.