, to be able to force the Dragon-Celestial Sect to withdraw its grand protective formation—even Pure-Sun Sect Elder Zhen Fanping of Jingxu House, without relying on his status and background, would likely struggle to achieve this purely on the basis of raw strength.
"Yes."
Xue Mingzhi nodded, then spilled out the whole story in one breath: "Back then, I struck a deal with a Black Dragon Elder. I paid him to kill Linghu Renjie."
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