The demon had walked through the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land without being detected by any faction or cultivator.
That in itself was highly unusual.
It was not as though Tan Taiqing's speculation had never crossed Shao Ai's mind; she simply had not been willing to dwell on it.
After all, if someone truly was secretly aiding the demon, the matter would undoubtedly become incomparably troublesome.
Evading the detection of the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land's arrays was not something an ordinary cultivator could accomplish.
As her thoughts shifted, her gaze naturally swept toward the Xuanjing Cave Master and Daoist Nun Shenwei.
And once the two voiced these words, every cultivator present felt their hearts thump. Their slightly relaxed moods instantly tensed again.
Xuanjing Cave Master Li Qingxuan narrowed his eyes and could not help clicking his tongue. "Cultivators of the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land colluding with the Devil Race? How could that be possible?"
With that rhetorical question, he swiftly cleared both himself and his Zi Shuang Pavilion from suspicion.
Seeing Shao Ai's gaze sweep over, Daoist Nun Shenwei immediately shook her head as well. "Tower Master Shao, what are you looking at this old woman for? Though Blood Sea Tower has not actively participated in the extermination of devils—"
"—it is merely that we cannot stand the way you so-called renowned orthodox sects conduct yourselves. At the critical moment when the array was being set up, Blood Sea Tower likewise sent a Tower Master."
"We Evil Cultivators may act with few scruples, but colluding with the Devil Race is still something we cannot do."
Daoist Nun Shenwei spoke repeatedly, quickly explaining herself.
At this moment, no matter how dissatisfied she was with Shao Ai, she did not dare make any more barbed insinuations.
Still, her mood truly was not a