"Speaking of this," Xia Ji looked toward Fang Chen, "is there any possibility that the one who harmed your ancestor was wary of that female cultivator and the sect behind her?"
"You mean..." Fang Chen pondered, "the person who orchestrated it in secret actually belonged to the same sect as my ancestor?"
Xia Ji nodded gently. "Aside from that, I can't think of any reason why a sect in a First-Rank Empire would completely forget about one of its own disciples. The person behind the scheme must have held some status and power. Otherwise, your ancestor would surely have returned to the sect instead of heading to such a remote, desolate place."
Chapter 126