Xuan Jiang spoke several times in succession, but before he could finish, his brows furrowed unconsciously.
"But the problem is, with so many Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Fields, why do the mortals of Red Lotus Town not choose to cultivate?
Their foundations should naturally be far more solid than those of mortals outside."
Questions swirled endlessly through Xuan Jiang's mind, yet he simply could not figure out the reason.
"The answer to that question is not truly important, is it?
The main purpose of our trip is to uncover... the identity and origins of the person pulling the strings behind the scenes."
Only then did Su Shi'er speak. His scrutinizing gaze likewise swept over Red Lotus Town, but what concerned him more was the one causing mischief from the shadows.
Moreover, the many mortals in Red Lotus Town were hardly good news to him.
Once he used the Immortal Body Puppet here, even the slightest mistake could implicate those mortals.
When cultivators fought cultivators, there was still the possibility of wholesale slaughter. But if mortals were targeted, not only would one become the target of other forces, it would also harm the harmony of Heaven, easily inviting inner demons and damaging one's state of mind.
Yet these worries merely flashed through Su Shi'er's mind.
Involving innocent mortals was certainly not his intention.
Now, it depended on how best to resolve this problem.
The prerequisite for all of it was finding the person behind the scenes as quickly as possible.
"But judging from Red Lotus Town's situation, aside from mortals, there seems to be no sign of cultivators."
Xuan Jiang frowned and spoke again, his expression growing increasingly bewildered.
Even if a Tribulation Crossing stage magnate completely concealed his aura and made himself impossible for him to detect, the problem was