It made sense. Ling Tian and the others had only just asked Mist Hidden Sect and Dark Pavilion about Sacred Heart Sect when Sacred Heart Sect cultivators showed up in the Sacred Ruins Abyss carrying the Creation Divine Tree. It was far too much of a coincidence. They couldn't help suspecting that Mist Hidden Sect or Dark Pavilion was pulling the strings. Ling Tian even thought that one of them had spread the news, and many people agreed with him.
"I don't think it's merely possible that Mist Hidden Sect or Dark Pavilion spread the news," Chi Xue cut in, his tone utterly certain. "They definitely spread it. Sacred Heart Sect is a reclusive sect. We can tell from the fact that they never showed themselves during all this time since our duel—or, rather, during all the turmoil we caused in the Outer Realms. So how could they have emerged and attacked us at just this moment? Mist Hidden Sect or Dark Pavilion must be plotting behind the scenes."
"That's right. Someone from Mist Hidden Sect or Dark Pavilion must be behind this," Tu Fo said. Then his tone shifted. "But that doesn't prove Dark Pavilion or Mist Hidden Sect spread the news. Maybe they told Sacred Heart Sect that we have one hundred and seven kinds of Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, especially the World-Ending Thunder Dragon. Sacred Heart Sect's cultivators might have been tempted and come to the Sacred Ruins Abyss with the Creation Divine Tree."
"Exactly. Fellow Daoist Chi Xue said earlier that Sacred Heart Sect is a reclusive sect. The fact that neither we nor many other major sects even knew it existed speaks for itself. If Mist Hidden Sect or Dark Pavilion hadn't deliberately told them, they wouldn't have known, and they wouldn't have sent anyone into