Su Jiu thought that only a fool would believe what Xia Jue had said.
At least neither Su Jiu nor Tong Qi believed it.
The Secret Realm was vast, but as Xia Jue had said, if this thing really had been hidden by a senior of the Azure Tide Sect, would no one have followed that senior in secret?
An injured person's divine sense would also weaken. Just because the senior had sensed no one following them did not mean no one had been there.
But if this person truly knew where the sacred artifact was buried, why had they not taken it?
Why had they instead chosen to spread the news that an Azure Tide Sect cultivator had buried the sacred artifact in the Secret Realm?
Was it to cause trouble for the Azure Tide Sect? Or to turn the sect's disciples entering the Secret Realm this time into targets for everyone's arrows?
It made no sense, nor should things have unfolded that way.
Of course, all of this was merely her speculation, but at this point, she truly could not take it any further.
Speculation that led to a dead end usually meant one's thinking was wrong. Yet this time, Su Jiu stubbornly believed she was on the right track, and that some unknown reason lay behind it.
While Su Jiu was still immersed in her thoughts, a broad palm settled on her head.
"What wild thoughts are running through that little head now? It's time we went out."
Su Jiu looked up and found that Tong Qi, too, wore a thoughtful expression. Clearly, he had already begun to suspect something.
Perhaps their journey through the Secret Realm truly was destined to be anything but peaceful.
As soon as the three of them came out, they encountered Shen