The man hesitated.
"There is… a rumor."
The Right Emissary's eyes flashed.
"Speak it."
"It is difficult to confirm," the man said quickly. "But during his time in the Silent Lotus World, the target allegedly participated in a conflict against an ancient evil entity."
The Left Emissary's gaze sharpened.
"Ancient how."
"The kind that required multiple major powers to mobilize," the man said. "The Silent Lotus Temple. The Xian Sword Sect. Others."
"And?" the Right Emissary pressed.
The man's voice lowered.
"There are claims that a Transcendent level expert on the enemy side was killed. And that the target… was responsible."
The chamber froze.
Then the Right Emissary laughed.
A loud, incredulous sound that echoed off the walls.
"Ridiculous," he said flatly. "Utterly ridiculous."
The Left Emissary shook his head.
"That level of credit would never be assigned to a Fifth Stage Immortal," he said. "Even prodigies do not cross such a gulf."
