The female cultivators looked at one another and all said, "It was the Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor."
"Where is he?" Yang Chen asked doubtfully.
"It seemed the Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor had long anticipated that this would happen, so he slipped away in advance," Fengqin Heavenly Venerate said through gritted silver teeth.
"I think the Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor deliberately wanted to harm Lord Linghua Heavenly Venerate. Otherwise, why would he harbor such sinister intentions, telling us to find the Golden Lake Water, then fleeing ahead of time as though he had foreseen everything?" The other female cultivators all snorted indignantly.
Yang Chen stood with his hands behind his back. "This Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor definitely plotted to harm Senior Linghua Heavenly Venerate."
"But previously, this Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor had indeed been utterly loyal to our Three Flowers Sect. He treated our sect's cultivators many times and was of great help to them. Under his care, many injured people recovered..." Some of the female cultivators could not understand.
"Yes. If not for that, we would never have trusted him so much." Fengqin Heavenly Venerate sighed.
Yang Chen said calmly, "That is perfectly normal. This Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor was most likely invaded by ghostly creatures, his body seized by them. For certain special reasons, these Underworld ghostly creatures infiltrated the various major Sacred Districts of humankind, and now they have become a widespread disaster. You should all know of this matter, correct?"
"W-we do know. We simply never expected something like this to happen. The Spirit Crane Immortal Doctor's body was actually taken over by those Underworld ghostly creatures. How hateful." Fengqin Heavenly Venerate came to understand what had happened, biting her pearly teeth as self-reproach filled her heart.
"Of course, this is merely my guess. You need not