"So you mean that whether it was Ji Yue's disappearance or Jiang Yan's, their suspicions are now pointed at the Myriad Treasures Sect—or rather, at us?"
Shu Lichuo raised a brow and spoke slowly.
"Originally, I thought they were merely conducting a routine search. But recently, many more powerful cultivators have appeared outside the Myriad Treasures Sect's stronghold. These people are trying to find a way inside. Compared with the searches elsewhere, far too much force has been deployed here."
"Heh heh, last night, I encountered someone sneaking in secretly. He seemed to have cultivated some technique. The moment I caught him, his soul was immediately destroyed. Clearly, some kind of restriction had been placed on him."
"I'm afraid these people never expected Master Bai to invite us here."
Elder Soaring Serpent gave a grim smile. Since he preferred peace and quiet, the place arranged for him by the Myriad Treasures Sect was relatively secluded. Yet those people outside seemed to be trying to enter from every direction.
It was as if they were certain that the disappearances of those two had something to do with the Myriad Treasures Sect and Bai Yu.
"Heh, so this scheme is aimed at me?"
"Who wants to provoke a conflict between me, the imperial family, and the Jiang Family?"
"Or rather, who wants us to make a move as soon as possible?"
Bai Yu let out a cold laugh as he analyzed the malicious forces around them. Ji Yunshang was currently overwhelmed with troubles. After acquiring the Great Medicine at the auction, and with Bai Yu having planted another seed in her heart, she should not be doing something like this if she had any brains.
That left only two possibilities.
The first was that the Soaring Sky Holy Emperor was testing his