Hearing this, Lu Sangjiu felt as if many pieces of the puzzle were falling into place, a sense of sudden clarity washing over her.
But as she thought it over, something still seemed odd. "Since he'd already sealed the World Origin, Xie Ningyuan was already unable to return to the Upper Realm. Why would he go to the trouble of creating Ye Zhiyao?"
Gu Jue smiled. "Because he was afraid."
Lu Sangjiu instinctively pressed, "Afraid of what?"
Before Gu Jue could answer, Xie Ningyuan spoke. "...Afraid of me."
Xie Ningyuan was someone who had overshadowed Ji Li for hundreds of years. Merely sealing the World Origin of this realm without killing Xie Ningyuan completely—how could that possibly be enough?
What if he found a way back to the Immortal Spirit Realm and learned that the Xuantian Sect had been destroyed? He would undoubtedly seek revenge.
