Changsun Qiuhua was different. She was not only a Body Integration Realm powerhouse but also an elder of a sect. Ding Yushan had uncovered that sect while investigating her enemies, and Li Yan naturally knew of it too.
It was a first-rate sect, so Changsun Qiuhua had a deep foundation and knew many secrets of the cultivation world that others would struggle to learn.
But before her death, Changsun Qiuhua had told Ding Yushan and the others little about the Five Immortals Sect. Li Yan therefore had no idea how much she actually knew about it.
She might have known that the Five Immortals Sect accepted disciples with Mixed Spirit Roots, but did she know that their roots also had to meet certain conditions of Five-Element Generation to cultivate the sect's techniques? Not just anyone with Mixed Spirit Roots would do.
Perhaps she had known this and had already examined Ding Shuying's spirit roots, which was why she had pointed her in that direction. Or perhaps she had only known the broad outlines of the Five Immortals Sect and wanted to show Ding Shuying a path to immortality before she died.
It might have been a lucky guess, with Changsun Qiuhua unaware of the sect's true requirements. But to Li Yan, all of it looked like an immortal opportunity ordained by heaven.
"Yes, I'm a cultivator of the Five Immortals Sect. Your spirit roots meet our requirements, so I intend to accept you into the sect.
"But before that, there's something I need to tell you. Earlier, I used a technique to draw information from you because I needed to confirm certain things. It wasn't a Soul Search, though. Otherwise, I couldn't have determined your circumstances.
"If you can't accept that, I'll still take you away. I can bring you