ifty-four of his spiritual apertures, imbuing them with the Gathering Spirit patterns. Suddenly, a gigantic crimson pupil appeared in his mind, and a faint, aged voice echoed, though Lu Ye couldn't qu...Within the Immortal Shadow Hall, Su Yuqing's voice sounded again: "Since many years ago, the three factions of Fangcun Mountain have been planning this. The members of our clan, Yueyao, couldn't reach the core, so they could only try to find someone from outside clans. But most outsiders wouldn't be trusted after all, because if they found the core, it would be almost like controlling the lifeblood of our clan. So we chose candidates who usually married into our clan and were thoroughly investigated over a long period. We chose people we could trust."

Lu Ye nodded, indicating understanding.

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She also knew that later, her master would explain everything to her.e armies of cultivators to advance in a straight line. If they did so, there would be too many fish that slip through the net. When advancing, they must inevitably strive to lengthen the battlefield a...