The atmosphere in the woods was as cold and rigid as ice.
Almost everyone, Zhou Liangchen included, had a hand on their weapon and their awareness locked firmly onto Leng Chana.
They were arrows on drawn bowstrings, poised to strike at any moment.
Leng Chana seemed utterly oblivious. He stared at Chu Ming's neck for a long while before sneering. "I wasn't the attacker. When we entered the White Bone Heavenly Ladder, I was right behind Junior Brother Chu and Zhou Liangchen. Before the Heavenly Origin Magnetic Core erupted, we were so close that we could clearly sense one another. Chu Ming and her two companions entered behind Senior Brother Xue and Senior Sister Wang, with four people between us.
"There was no way I could have passed those four to attack Chu Ming, nor could I have evaded Junior Brother Chu's Supreme Communication with the Divine. Besides, the Heavenly Origin Magnetic Core erupted right beside Chu Ming."
Chu Xisheng gave a slight nod at that, lending his support to Leng Chana's account.
Before the Heavenly Origin Magnetic Core erupted, Leng Chana had indeed been close beside him.
After its eruption, Chu Xisheng had also sensed Leng Chana's True Essence and spiritual presence several times.
He felt as though the fellow had never strayed far from his side.
Even their landing points upon entering the Secret Realm's second layer had been less than ten li apart.
"That proves nothing."
Dao Attendant Chu Shan shook his head, his voice icy. "Your movement art is the Inch-Time Sundial Art, and your sword art is the Grand Void Nine-Palace Sword. You specialize in temporal order while also cultivating the Grand Void, and you possess an extremely high-tier Body of Light-Speed Shadow, allowing you to shift positions freely within the Space-Time Passage. As for