Junior Sister Mu saw my expression shifting between light and dark and assumed I had murderous intent, so she hurriedly explained, "How could those crooked, evil sects have been incited by our Cangyun Sect? How vast is the land south of Tiannan? Beyond the land lies the sea. There's more than just our Cangyun Sect capable of doing this. Why would you assume it was us?"
"Then tell me—if it wasn't you who ordered the five great sects to besiege Linye Kingdom, who else could possess such immense power?" I said with a frown, probing indirectly for the existence of their plane.
Junior Sister Mu thought for a moment, then exchanged a glance with the old man. The old man cupped his fists and said with a bitter smile, "If our Cangyun Sect wanted to claim the treasures, we would naturally come ourselves. After all, we have ample justification. First, such supreme treasures had fallen into the hands of minor sects that lacked the strength to control them, which could brew a great disaster. Second, we feared they would be seized by some crooked, evil sect and ultimately turn against us. Thus, as the greatest sect south of Tianan, our Cangyun Sect naturally had to act impartially and take these two treasures into custody. Therefore, the matter of the five great sects besieging the Heavenly Unity Sect should not have been our doing. From the moment we received the news to the moment the three of us from the Tribulation Transcendence stage were dispatched, Sect Master Qin Cangyun had never intended for the sects under our jurisdiction to attack the Heavenly Unity Sect. Instead, he planned to respond to Lingyun Sword Manor's pressure with restraint."
"Lingyun Sword Manor?" When I heard that name, I couldn't help asking.
"Like our Cangyun