At this, Xing Ming sat up straight.
"Senior Brother, are you saying you suspect that person later refined the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp,' and now a cultivator using a similar magical treasure has appeared? But can you determine his true identity?"
Li Yan noticed that Xing Ming's final words had been "suspected" rather than certain.
"Yes. Just as Junior Brother said, I personally went there and secretly observed that cultivator for some time.
"After returning, I also sought out Martial Uncle and repeatedly analyzed the information I had obtained with him.
"Although we cannot determine the other party's identity with absolute certainty, there is more than a seventy-percent chance that the magical treasure he used was the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp.'
"Moreover, his current cultivation level also matches our calculations. He had only recently entered the late Golden Core Realm.
"Judging by the grave injuries he suffered back then, with the power of the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp,' even if he had luckily avoided the vital spots, during these hundred and fifty-odd years, aside from recuperating, at most he could only have broken through to this realm."
"Since you are so certain, is there something special about the 'Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp'? Could no one else forge one?"
"Junior Brother is absolutely right. This treasure is an inherited magical treasure of our sect's Sect Master, forged by our founding ancestor, Xuan Xingzi.
"Though the materials used to forge it cannot be called peerless treasures, one of them should be unique in this world.
"Junior Brother surely knows that Falling Star Valley's greatest resource is the 'Shattered Star Fire Jade Vein,' correct?"
"Of course I know. I came here for it back then, hahaha..."
Hearing the question, Li Yan gave a soft laugh. Xing Ming was briefly startled, then burst into laughter as well.
Afterward,