Saint Gu Xiong wasted no words. With a wave of his hand, a Scroll flew from his sleeve toward the North Nether Saint.
The North Nether Saint caught the Scroll and opened it. The space before him warped slightly, and a mass of writing appeared, rippling like water.
His gaze immediately fixed on one name: Gao Yanqing.
Gao Yanqing was a newly risen genius Formation Master of the North Nether Sect. He had cultivated for less than two hundred years, yet he was already a third-tribulation Saint with remarkable mastery of Formations.
He was the one who had inspected and repaired the cabin that had developed a problem and exploded.
The North Nether Saint's eyes sharpened at the sight of his name. Gao Yanqing had died three months ago after failing his fourth Heavenly Tribulation.
Gao Yanqing was dead. There was no one left to question.
Saint Gu Xiong had overseen the inspection and repair of the Azure Sea Divine Boat, but he had not personally inspected every cabin. He had checked only some of the more important ones.
Gao Yanqing, however, was Saint Gu Xiong's disciple, and a highly capable one.
The cabins Gao Yanqing had inspected were therefore important as well. The one that had exploded today was close to the Azure Sea Divine Boat's main power cabin. The blast had been immense, and Demonic Qi and Demonic Poison had already leaked into the core cabin, severely damaging its Formation Runes and the vessel itself.
The Azure Sea Divine Boat was now gravely damaged. Even with the North Nether Sect's resources, repairing it in a short time was absolutely impossible.
The North Nether Saint had been reluctant to believe there was a traitor in the North Nether Sect. Now he was certain. Gao Yanqing had inspected that cabin,