The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere by the lakeshore turned tense.
Yue Shuwang truly found herself unable to clear her name.
She had never had any dealings with these Jade Firmament Sect cultivators, so why were they so certain that she had taken their sect's treasure?
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I know your Jade Firmament Sect is powerful, but you cannot slander an innocent person like this!"
Faced with Jade Firmament Sect's unreasonable attitude, Yue Shuwang's temper flared as well. "Do not forget that you are now in the Northwest. First, you seized a Tiger Chasing prodigy, and now you have falsely accused me out of thin air. What, do you plan to capture the young master of the Su Family next?"
"Hehehe, you little girl certainly have a sharp tongue."
Ban Kuizhen smiled, the corners of his mouth pressed downward. "If I were not absolutely certain, this old man would not dare say such things. The sensing of my Jade Firmament Sect's Primordial Spirit secret art has never been wrong. The instant you appeared just now, that fluctuation could not have been mistaken!"
"And do not try to wave a tiger's hide as a banner before me. The treasure is on you—what does it have to do with the Su Family? You speak with such righteousness that anyone unaware of the truth would think the entire Northwest stood united as one!"
"As for that Tiger Chasing prodigy, unfortunately for him, he ended up on the same path as this old man beneath Talent Peak. I have already used a Primordial Spirit art to trace the source of that aura from him."
As he spoke, he flipped his hand over and pulled out an unremarkable bluish-black stone.
"He obtained this object within the ancient path. It is connected to