Right, where was Qin Haitian's corpse?
Zhu Xiu had been puzzling over this question all along and could not help looking at Yang Ling.
"Why are you looking at me? After I beheaded Qin Haitian, his body vanished on the spot. Plenty of people must have seen it.
Commander Shi suspects I pocketed it. Do you suspect the same, Lord Zhu?"
Yang Ling frowned.
Zhu Xiu hurriedly said, "This definitely had nothing to do with Master Yang. After Qin Haitian was beheaded, his body disappeared in an instant.
Even I couldn't make out what happened."
At this point, he looked at Shi Haixuan with a grave expression.
"Could it have something to do with the Nine Immortal Talisman Sect?"
Yang Ling's expression shifted. Back when he had consulted the Martial Alliance's records at the Divine Guard Office, he had only been able to see the names of some Sects within the Martial Alliance, without any access to their strength or reserves.
Those fell under more classified intelligence.
The Nine Immortal Talisman Sect had caught his attention then because its name was so similar to the Nine Immortal Dao Palace in Zhao State.
He wondered whether their relationship was like that between Arhat Temple and Great Underworld Temple.
Did they share a common origin?
"The Nine Immortal Talisman Sect?"
Shi Haixuan paused slightly, a trace of coldness flashing through his eyes.
"Are you saying... the Nine Immortal Talisman Sect might also be involved in the rebellion?"
Yang Ling asked curiously, "What are you two talking in riddles about?"
Zhu Xiu pondered for a moment. "Lord Yang, the Nine Immortal Talisman Sect specializes in talisman arts.
Some of their talismans have quite extraordinary properties, such as the Earth-Escape Talisman.
I once personally witnessed a martial artist from the Nine Immortal Talisman Sect