Chapter 462: The Venerables Are Shaken (cont.)

She paused, then continued.

"If the Sacred Clan wants to weaken the Return to Ruins Divine Temple before the Saint God awakens, the best way would be to make us fall into internal chaos."

"What could plunge us into infighting more effectively than the disappearance of the Divine Stone?"

Myriad Ancestors Grand Sovereign frowned deeply, his expression beneath his red hair shifting uncertainly.

"Ancient Venerable Chiji, are you saying... the Divine Stone was stolen by the Sacred Clan?"

"Not necessarily."

Ancient Venerable Chi Ji shook a finger.

"The Sacred Clan may not possess that capability."

"But the informants they planted within the Return to Ruins Divine Temple may have found a way to do something amid the chaos."

"Perhaps the Divine Stone was never stolen at all. Perhaps it was merely hidden somewhere within the Divine Temple by an informant..."

"Then, once we all leave to pursue that nonexistent 'external enemy,' they could take the opportunity to move the Divine Stone out."

Light flickered in Great Venerable Gou Lang's eyes.

"So, Cang Yuan Grand Sovereign may have been wrongly accused?"

"Not necessarily."

Ancient Venerable Chi Ji's voice turned several degrees colder.

"Cang Yuan has guarded the Divine Stone for many years. Everyone has seen just how deeply obsessed he is with it."

"If he discovered that the life aura within the Divine Stone had undergone some unusual change, he might have moved it elsewhere without authorization in order to protect it—such a possibility also exists."

Emperor Dragon Ancient Sovereign fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Then what do you suggest?"

"Three things must be carried out simultaneously."

Ancient Venerable Chi Ji raised three fingers.

"First, seal off the Return to Ruins Divine Temple."

"All Teleportation Arrays, Spatial Passages, and Star Domain crossings are to be frozen."

"No one