Throughout this time, the sect's higher-ups had been investigating the abnormal spiritual qi on their side.
For safety's sake, and to preserve the heaven-defying opportunity offered by those tanks of two-hundredfold spiritual qi, every disciple involved in the "recharging shifts" had gone all out and agreed on a password.
Anyone on their side would naturally know the correct response.
For newcomers brought in by someone else, their introducer would personally vouch for them and tell them the password.
Anyone who failed to answer was most likely there to pry for information. They had to be guarded against!
Watching those disciples walk away, Lu Qingshan looked utterly bewildered.
"What's going on?"
"Aren't they taking part in 'Imperial Jade Liquid Wine'? Why did they react like that the moment I said I wanted to join?"
"No, no, something's wrong!"
He felt that this "Imperial Jade Liquid Wine" event was the key to everything!
And so, Lu Qingshan steeled himself and rushed straight out of the sect.
He had to immediately investigate every "wine gathering" within Ten Thousand Li Around Azure Cloud Sect!
As long as he found this event, he would surely uncover the real reason behind the changes in the sect!
However, just as Lu Qingshan rushed out, he happened to collide head-on with several hall masters hurrying through the mountain gate.
Lu Qingshan asked curiously.
"Hall masters, what are you..."
"Oh, nothing, nothing!" Those hall masters shook their heads frantically, like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
What a joke!
They, too, had only just managed to get their personal disciples to pry the clue "Imperial Jade Liquid Wine" out of the other disciples.
They were about to head out and investigate so they could claim credit before the Sect Master ahead of everyone else.
If they told Lu