That was right. Bi Yu, the Jade Devouring Sky Python, had spent so long in Beast Soul Valley that plenty of people must have suspected she'd obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit. What was more, many had already guessed that the fruit was hidden where she'd received the beast soul inheritance. It was only natural, then, that people would surround and attack her after she finished receiving it.
Knowing this, Chi Xue had specifically told her to say those things to clear herself of suspicion.
It made sense. While Bi Yu was receiving the beast soul inheritance, she couldn't move or spare any attention for anything else, so capturing the Phoenix Soul Fruit would have been impossible. Then, as soon as she finished receiving the inheritance, she left Beast Soul Valley. She'd had practically no opportunity to capture the fruit. Any cultivator with a little sense could figure that out.
It was also easy to tell that she'd left Beast Soul Valley as soon as she finished receiving the inheritance. People had been searching the valley for the Phoenix Soul Fruit all along, so they knew the situation with the beast souls inside better than anyone. Once Bi Yu had finished receiving the inheritance, the beast souls stopped guarding her and settled down, no longer deliberately attacking the cultivators who entered.
Everyone knew this, and there was no faking it. They also knew that Bi Yu's words were true, which would make even more cultivators believe she hadn't obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit.
As expected, after she said that, quite a few of the cultivators surrounding the Jade Devouring Sky Python withdrew. The rest still watched her like a pack of hungry wolves, but with so many experts on the Mo Family's territory, they didn't dare make a move.
Of course,