Under the relentless bombardment of three True Lords, True Venerable Guo Yi was truly struggling to hold on. It was only because he was a sect cultivator while the three True Lords were all family cultivators; otherwise, he would not even have had the nerve to stand his ground.
In the end, he could only offer a futile defense. "This is all one-sided testimony. Spirit Wood Dao believes only in its own judgment."
"Whether you believe it is irrelevant to us," Xuanyuan Buqi replied without hesitation. "I am merely informing you that we will definitely take Qian Xi away for investigation."
True Venerable Guo Yi nearly split with rage. "Are you determined to make enemies of Spirit Wood Dao?"
"What a minor matter," Xuanyuan Buqi answered without hesitation. "So what if we become enemies? We have never been afraid. I would like to know... are you threatening us?"
"Qian Xi must stay," True Venerable Guo Yi declared. "Even if he colluded with the Thieving Vein, the sect's Council of Elders should handle it. Great Lord, you should understand that the Thieving Vein is not demonic cultivation. This is not a matter of fighting to the death."
"That is quite amusing," Xuanyuan Buqi said with a laugh. "The ones who have always devoted themselves to suppressing the Thieving Vein are precisely you sect cultivators."
The Thieving Vein was somewhat like the Rebel Army. Family cultivators did not tolerate them, but sect cultivators struck at them even harder—after all, sect cultivators currently maintained order throughout the Sky-Qin Plane.
That was why he found Guo Yi's words truly ridiculous. Were they not slapping themselves in the face?
True Venerable Guo Yi's face warmed slightly, but this was clearly not the time to dwell on that. He merely emphasized, "Colluding with the Thieving Vein