Even so, the Third Holy Son could only remain suspicious.
After all, identifying a suspect based solely on similar fighting styles was far too tenuous.
Fighting styles that relied on massive explosions were simply too common among cultivators skilled in powerful body-forging techniques.
Originally, it would have been something of a joke to grow suspicious based on this alone.
But the inheritance of the Heavenly Demon Jade Wall in the Heavenly God Hall was far too important. Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, the Third Holy Son had to make an effort.
So when Wang Qianqiu revealed his identity, the Third Holy Son took an interest.
After Wang Qianqiu and Xiong Bei Ming finished their bout, he activated a communication pearl and told the red-robed elder to use Ming Mingzi to track Wang Qianqiu.
His aim was to gather some firsthand information about Wang Qianqiu.
He had never expected Wang Qianqiu to discover Ming Mingzi and kill him.
Fortunately, they had still managed to learn something useful through other channels.
Wang Yao had fallen!
Ming Mingzi had followed Wang Qianqiu the whole way, but could only watch from high above to avoid detection by spiritual sense. He had no way to see what was happening indoors.
When Xu Yi crossed a hundred thousand li to reach the merchant association that operated the alchemy workshop, both the Third Holy Son and the red-robed elder had been thrilled.
Xu Yi had only just slipped out of the merchant association and had yet to notice Ming Mingzi when the red-robed elder began gathering forces and sending them toward the association.
Ming Mingzi had only just blown up when the red-robed elder received word: Wang Yao was dead.
That left even the Third Holy Son with no choice but to abandon his