But since Gu Qinglian was not present, and only the disciples of Spirit Treasure Pavilion were there, no one recognized that yours was the Demon Refining Pot. They merely assumed it was some sort of killing weapon that refined any enemies taken inside to death.
Thus, Gu Qinglian merely had Gu Qingxi ask whether you and Xue Que had gleaned anything from those people's Supernatural Powers and Techniques, or seen through anything—such as their identities or any suspicious details.
Had this happened to someone else, they might have believed that less trouble was better than more and muddled through it. Even Xue Que, someone not far from the Quasi-Emperor realm, had failed to see through it. If you simply said, "Me too," no one would have doubted you.
But after reconsidering, you decided to tell Gu Qingxi about the person behind it all. And you would not merely tell her verbally. If it were only spoken aloud, she certainly would not fully believe it.
You directly released Wan Huaiyi, the Wanfa Gate Master who had committed those evil deeds and possessed Immortal King Second Realm strength, from the Demon Refining Pot.
Because the refinement had lasted only a short time, you could not yet use Wan Huaiyi in battle. But releasing him merely to recount the truth of what had happened posed no problem.
Gu Qingxi was somewhat surprised when she saw you take out the Demon Refining Pot. She was someone who knew her goods and recognized that this Fifth-ring Dao Artifact was anything but ordinary. It was the evil artifact recorded to have belonged to Xing Shou Men, as well as Qingming Hetong Heaven's only remaining Houtian Demon Refining Pot.
What shocked her even more was that you could actually capture an Immortal King Second Realm expert within