Above the Black Miasma Forest.
Ji Yuan's gaze snapped to Yu Qing.
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Just as I thought.
A question had been nagging at him since before they left Fury Demon City.
Ten-Thousand-Year Soul-Nourishing Wood was precious, but ultimately, it only worked wonders for cultivators whose souls were damaged. Its uses were limited.
She Qing worked with poison, Ekun was at Peak Fifth Tier, and Ying Ning was a Nine-Tailed Cat. None of them looked as though their souls had suffered any damage.
Yet all three had gone to the trouble of coming to the Black Miasma Forest to seize Soul-Nourishing Wood. Something about that had never sat right.
Now, a single remark from Yu Qing confirmed Ji Yuan's suspicion.
They hadn't come for the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
Yu Qing plainly realized she had let something slip.
She lowered her folded arms and covered that moment of stiffness with a soft cough. Then she turned, doing her best to keep her voice as composed as before.
"Treasure like Ten-Thousand-Year Soul-Nourishing Wood really does draw covetous eyes."
She shook her head, looking regretful. "It seems we aren't the only ones watching the Poison Forest Lizard Tribe."
Quick recovery.
Ji Yuan gave nothing away. He even nodded along, as though he accepted her explanation.
But the words that had escaped She Qing's lips were "that thing," not "Soul-Nourishing Wood."
What this group had come to the Black Miasma Forest for did not entirely overlap with his own goal.
At the very least, they weren't here solely for the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
He didn't call her out.
The situation was still unclear. Better to watch for now.
As for Ekun—he hadn't so much as lifted an eyelid.
He must have heard Yu Qing's slip. She hadn't tried to hide it, and none of the