"Thank you both for your assistance, True Lords."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Beiwu looked at Xiang Yuanbai, whose face was ashen, and silently considered the situation.
Even if a False Nascent Soul cultivator had colluded with demonic cultivators from another realm, it would be difficult for him to use a Fourth Tier Profound Talisman to summon a Nascent Soul True Lord demonic cultivator directly. The reason was simple: a Fourth Tier Profound Talisman capable of instantly transporting and summoning a Nascent Soul True Lord was immensely valuable, far beyond the reach of a False Nascent Soul cultivator. Moreover, from his earlier observations, Chen Beiwu could clearly tell that Xiang Yuanbai occupied an absolutely subordinate position before Blood Skeleton True Lord.
The answer was therefore simple. Xiang Yuanbai was either an undercover traitor planted within the sect by demonic cultivators, or merely a pawn, with someone else pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Compared with the former, Chen Beiwu's intuition leaned toward the latter. He believed that someone in the sect's upper ranks was directing things from behind the scenes.
Yet Xiang Yuanbai's earlier answer, which had practically been a tacit admission, gave Chen Beiwu a trace of doubt, making it difficult to be certain.
At this thought, Chen Beiwu's eyes shifted slightly. He looked at Suspended Mirror True Lord and Clear Abyss True Lord, allowing a hint of puzzlement to appear on his face at the appropriate moment.
"Forgive my presumption, but may I ask whether you two True Lords were here today because you had already noticed something?"
Zhu Jinglong and Xin Yu exchanged a glance.
After a moment's hesitation, Xin Yu decided to show the Dao Child some goodwill by sharing information. "That is correct. The sect is not a seamless slab of iron. Occasionally,