"Besides, this is only our conjecture. We have no solid proof."
"I'm sure everyone knows what punishment the Emperor Pavilion metes out for false intelligence."
At those words, everyone's faces grew several shades paler.
They clearly remembered how, decades ago, a sect at the end of its rope had fabricated a lead on demon cultivators just to secure the Emperor Pavilion's protection.
Once the Emperor Pavilion uncovered the truth, it had wiped out the entire sect.
The ruthlessness of its methods remained vivid in their memories to this day.
Everyone sighed again.
Who knew what had gotten into the Emperor Pavilion? It had an almost obsessive fervor for slaying demons and vanquishing evil, yet turned a deaf ear to everything else.
As for its occasional intervention in the infighting between major sects, that was only because it feared their battles would grow too fierce and give demon cultivators an opening.
No matter how earth-shattering a conspiracy might be, it simply would not intervene unless there were signs of demon cultivators being involved.
Ling Tianchen fell silent for a few seconds before finally speaking in an even tone.
"For now, we can only investigate this ourselves. Once we find conclusive evidence, we'll report it to the Emperor Pavilion."
Everyone considered this for a moment, then nodded. For now, that was their only option.
"However..."
Lu Tianyun pointed at the map again.
"Since we've already roughly worked out this mysterious being's route, we can set an ambush ahead of time. Once it appears, we'll find out exactly what we're dealing with!"
"Exactly!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
But soon, a new worry rose in their hearts.
A terrifying being capable of making top-tier sects vanish one after another was probably beyond their ability to handle.
In particular, the sect masters whose sects lay