Elder Xuan's words were like a bolt of lightning that shocked even Wei Yaling and Dong Ai who were obviously unaware of this piece of news as well.
However, the most shocked out of everyone else was clearly Shun Long followed by Liu Mei.
He already knew from Little Black that the difficulty in comprehending the Dao of Death, regardless of ones cultivation level was extremely tough.
One had to practically enter a state that was almost dead and yet not dead, while they managed to survive being grabbed by the Hand of Death as they peered through the Death Abyss.
Only after those conditions were successfully met would one be able to truly start comprehending the Dao of Death.