"Demon Sect Saintess!" Ning Xiaochuan added, "Besides Duanmu Ji Shuang and me, the Demon Sect Saintess was also at Soaring Qi Pavilion. She can testify for me."
"That's right! Holy Maiden's cultivation is so high that not even the slightest rustle of wind or grass can escape her divine senses. She definitely knows who the real murderer is. But why didn't she defend you earlier?" Duanmu Ling'er asked.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "First, the Demon Sect Saintess and I are neither kin nor friends. Why should she help me?"
"Second, the Demon Sect is not a solid slab of iron. Its forces are tangled and complex. Each of the Six Demonic Paths has its own power, and every Path Lord is a hero of the age. The No Life Path Lord is an overlord of the Demon Sect's older generation, a full generation above both the Fox Immortal Path Lord and your father. He was at Soaring Qi Pavilion then, with the highest seniority and the highest cultivation. Do you think the Demon Sect Saintess is foolish enough to offend the No Life Path Lord to his face?"
"But she can't just stand by and watch us die!"
Ning Xiaochuan said, "If she wanted to help us, then she should also be waiting."
"Waiting for what?"
Ning Xiaochuan said, "Waiting for the Dark Sky King to come to Nine Deaths Cliff. Only once the Dark Sky King arrives at Nine Deaths Cliff will she possess the strength to contend with the No Life Path Lord. Otherwise, even if she steps forward now and identifies Lin Zhirong as the murderer, the No Life Path Lord's seniority and cultivation would still give him a way to suppress her. Duanmu Ling'er, you must understand one thing: only when strength is equal do you have