"The problem could only lie with the Sorcerer Academy and the Blood Source Academy."
Su Fengdao was still reeling from what Qingxu Zi had told her. She spoke distractedly. "Since that incident with Muge over a decade ago, the sect master has repeatedly tested the grand elders. Not a single secret or piece of information has leaked to this day. Thus, today's upheaval in the Ten Thousand Demons Grotto could only be the work of a few elders from the Sorcerer Academy and the Blood Source Academy."
The Sorcerer Academy needed no explanation.
In recent years, they had been responsible for maintaining the formation seals inside and around the Ten Thousand Demons Grotto.
The Blood Source Academy specifically managed the Blood Source Diagram Pillars and the extraction of blood from the Giant Gods. Like the Guest Reception Court, it had no grand elder, instead rotating duties among three third-rank elders, all authorized to enter the deeper levels of the Ten Thousand Demons Grotto.
She was still more concerned about Chu Xisheng. "Has Xisheng really cultivated the Divine-Intent Saber Heart? When did that happen?"
"Actually, I only learned about it today myself. I don't know the details. Fewer than five people in the sect knew about this beforehand, which shows just how cautious the sect master has been. He still doesn't entirely trust us."
Qingxu Zi gave a bitter smile.
He recalled how, not long ago, Li Changsheng had drawn heavily upon the sect's reserves. Their Elder Council had been displeased and questioned Li Changsheng twice over it.
He then pointed to the Blood Pool below. "But it should be true. It happened a month ago. Yu Yunxiang even went to the lowest level of the Ten Thousand Demons Grotto for this and cut out two of Shen Chihuo's ribs."
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