"Hm? These..."
When Shenwu brought out the two items, the four elder cultivators of the Azure Dragon Clan swept them with Spiritual Sense and frowned.
As he had said, the ancient-looking spirit treasure carried a distinctive aura strikingly similar to the treasure the Azure Dragon Clan had obtained from the snowfield. They clearly came from the same source.
The younger Azure Dragon Clan cultivators behind them also extended their Spiritual Sense. They found that the flow of energy within the cultivation manual bore the same lineage as the teachings they had received from Cang Yu and Cang Xun.
The Azure Dragon Clan's cultivators were arrogant, but they were not fools.
The two items Shenwu had produced were proof enough. Their expressions turned grave as they reconsidered what he had just told them.
"When the Kunxu Secret Realm opened, your clan's ancestors brought people there as well. I imagine they witnessed the terrifying sight of an Upper Cultivator's calamity descending."
Shenwu placed the two items before him and continued, "As you can see, the Immortal Treasures and immortal arts that appeared under the influence of that Upper Cultivator's methods were not limited to the ones your clan obtained."
"At the time, the secrets of the immortal arts within the Kunxu Secret Realm drew cultivators from across the Central Region to the Northern Snowfield. Only a few ultimately entered the Secret Realm. Most of the others, like your clan's cultivators, set up camp across the snowfield and waited."
At this, the Azure Dragon Clan cultivators in the hall understood, and much of their wariness toward Shenwu faded.
The Upper Realm Cultivator Descent had reached far and wide. If Shenwu spoke the truth, the Azure Dragon Clan was probably not the only force in the entire north to have stumbled upon an Immortal