"The bottle he shattered was no ordinary one; it was a 'Soul Vessel' that could cultivate a ghost king of the Yin spirits. What was contained within it was the very evil spirit I just forced out of the old gentleman's body!" Xu Fan shook the Jade Gourd in his hand and said solemnly to Elder Sun.
"So it is!" A look of sudden realization crossed Elder Sun's face as he turned to Xu Fan and said, "Ever since that man in black left, I've been feeling unwell. Three days later, I fell ill. I suspected in my heart that my illness might be the work of that man in black. Now that you mention it, it's indeed the case."
"Not only that, but I suspect that this man in black could be a descendant of the East Sea martial artist you fought in your youth," Xu Fan said, gazing intently at Elder Sun as he posed the question.