Feng Jun had come to the Blazing Flame Sector and risked others' scorn to lend out the Great Freedom Stone precisely because he had been waiting for Elder Qingji to say that.
If she had not said it, he would have turned and left. He only wanted to use her influence to push things along; it would be good if he could borrow it, but it did not matter if he could not.
But True Immortal Qingji was indeed forthright. She laid everything out so plainly, and it sounded as though she would even care about his discovery.
Feng Jun smiled and shook his head. "I have some suspicions, but no evidence..."
"What evidence do you need?" True Immortal Qingji released her aura and declared without hesitation, "Heavenly Mechanism Deduction does not require evidence either. Just tell me who is suspicious, and my Golden Crow Sect will find the evidence ourselves."
Feng Jun shook his head and sighed softly. "That person's status is similar to yours, Elder. I'm afraid it will not do without evidence."
"Similar to mine?" True Immortal Qingji was briefly taken aback. In truth, she had already guessed that the mastermind could not be ordinary—after all, even True Immortal Jiu Cai had been schemed to death—but hearing Feng Jun put it this way still made her heart sink.
An elder from one of the Seven Upper Sects as well? She finally realized the crux of the problem. "With that kind of status, we really cannot disregard evidence... But even a lead would be enough. Leave the rest to me. You do have a lead, don't you?"
Feng Jun considered it for a moment, then said awkwardly, "My lead involves a secret of my sect. I truly cannot reveal it. My apologies."
"You!" Elder Qingji frowned, instinctively wanting