Soul Emergence cultivators? Quite a few people were startled upon hearing that. Wei Sancai even shook his head. "Feng Mountain Lord, just how much hatred have you incurred?"
However, Hanhai True Venerable said, "Senior, just say the name outright. I believe you can divine it."
Qian Zhong shook her head expressionlessly. "Fellow Daoist Hanhai overestimates me. It was already no easy task to divine the involvement of Soul Emergence cultivators."
"I don't believe that," Hanhai True Venerable replied gravely. "You could divine that forces beyond the Spirit Wood Dao were involved, so how could you possibly be unable to divine which Soul Emergence cultivators were suspected?"
His demand was not excessive. He did not need Qian Zhong to identify the person; he merely wanted to know who the possible suspects were.
Yet despite knowing that she was a "senior," he still dared speak to her this way. His nerve was anything but ordinary.
Qian Zhong glanced at him, then slowly shook her head and said no more.
Yet Hanhai True Venerable, reputed to be a prodigy, actually asked another question. "Could family cultivators be involved?"
This time, Qian Zhong did not even look at him, nor did she show any reaction.
Instead, the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Mysterious Water Sect asked, "Master, why do you suspect that?"
Hanhai True Venerable answered blandly, "If forces from the Seven Sects and Eighteen Paths were involved, this senior likely would not conceal it."
Hearing this, Feng Jun could not help speaking up. "Senior Qian Zhong, you said you would demonstrate your strength and cooperate with me."
Qian Zhong looked at him and finally spoke slowly. "I truly cannot divine it. But Fellow Daoist Hanhai's words make sense upon reflection... If you were killed, who would suffer the greatest loss? The Seven Sects