CHAPTER 180: CHAPTER 127: ALLIANCE OF TWO SECTS, OPENING THE MOUNTAIN GATE

The Southern Border Saintess didn’t speak, her gaze becoming noticeably colder. Snake Granny coldly snorted and said:

"You claim someone’s fallen just because you say so? Who knows if it’s true? And even if this person has truly fallen, who knows if your Demon Sect has others who possess this poisonous power?"

At this critical juncture, it was naturally impossible to admit their mistake; otherwise, the upcoming negotiations would become very passive.

Moreover, this somewhat involved Snake Granny, after all, she was the one who detected the poisonous power, and now saying she got the wrong person, she bore responsibility.

Ghost Mask ignored Snake Granny and simply looked at the Southern Border Saintess and continued:

"Since the Saintess has already identified this power as being unique to Elder Wang of our Holy Sect, then you must also know that he had once visited the True Martial Sect, and aside from that, he never exposed himself."

"It was during that visit that Elder Wang fell. We have no need to deceive you. The situation is now very clear; someone is impersonating Elder Wang, destroying your Qing State base, attempting to provoke a blood feud between us. If we continue, it would only benefit others."

Everyone’s eyes showed a cold light, filled with the anger of being deceived.

Qin Yun’s heart trembled, as Ghost Mask once again mentioned the incident of five Celestial Beings attacking the True Martial Sect at night, and Elder Wang’s involvement. He inexplicably felt that this matter might be related to the True Martial Sect, which was not something he wanted to see, being caught between such giants as the Demon Sect and the Southern Border Alliance was not a good thing.

The Southern Border Saintess finally spoke, raising her delicate eyebrows:

"But what we’ve heard is that your esteemed sect’s Elder Wang escaped with his life from the hands of the Town North King?"

Speaking of this, Ghost Mask was immediately somewhat annoyed.

"Humph! The Town North King is cunning; after severely injuring Elder Wang, he did not openly pursue him but secretly followed. When Elder Wang was adjusting his breath, he suddenly attacked and violently killed him. We discovered traces of his unique ultimate skill, Heaven-Suppressing Fist, among the mountains back then."

"If you don’t believe me, you can come with me to check."

Snake Granny’s eyes were heavy as she said:

"You mean to say that it was the Town North King who acted? But how could he have possessed Elder Wang’s unique poisonous power? The traces of power at the Qing State base could not possibly be fake."

She still had some doubts, but her heart had already mostly believed it, considering the Demon Sect had already proposed going to the place where Elder Wang fell to take a look. Even though so much time had passed, she could still judge whether they were lying to her.

Ghost Mask exhaled deeply:

"Now it seems that perhaps it’s so; perhaps the Town North King obtained Elder Wang’s unique ultimate skill after killing him and used it to provoke a conflict between us. After all, if we start a death battle, the most delighted would be Great Yan!"

He felt he was getting close to the truth.

Qin Yun’s eyes flickered; he had other suspicions but felt it involved the True Martial Sect, which he didn’t want to mention.

But the Southern Border Saintess slowly shook her head and said:

"No, perhaps we should change our thinking."

Everyone was stunned.

Then they heard the Southern Border Saintess’s words like thunder:

"What if the ’Town North King’ who killed Elder Wang was also a fake?"

Ghost Mask’s pupils contracted violently.

The Southern Border Saintess rhythmically tapped her slender jade fingers on the table:

"Suppose there’s a person who is extremely skilled at mimicking others’ powers, and his strength is mid-ranked, or even near the top of the Celestial Being List. It’s highly possible he first impersonated the ’Town North King’ to kill Elder Wang, and then impersonated ’Elder Wang’ to destroy our Qing State base."

"And such a person could not only come from the Great Yan Imperial Court but also from other places."

She implied.

Ghost Mask immediately caught on, solemnly stating:

"Saintess, are you referring to... the True Martial Sect?"

The Southern Border Saintess slowly nodded:

"That’s right. Elder Wang went to destroy the True Martial Sect and ended up being attacked. From the perspective of benefits, the True Martial Sect is suspicious. You’ve overlooked them all this time due to their strength. Frankly, the destruction of our Southern Border Qing State base was also linked to the True Martial Sect."

"Although there is no direct evidence, such strange events being repeatedly linked to the True Martial Sect make it hard not to suspect them."

Qin Yun slightly lowered his head, a shadow over his heart as he clenched his fists inside his sleeves.

Snake Granny hesitated slightly:

"But... that day, we saw the Sword Intent of the Celestial Sword’s True Man with our own eyes; he was an ultimate swordsman."

The Southern Border Saintess questioned:

"What if it was someone else? No rule says the True Martial Sect can only have one Celestial Sword True Man, perhaps there is another hidden stronger expert?"

Everyone pondered over this idea.

The more they thought about it, the more it seemed plausible.

"I had suspected the True Martial Sect before but later dismissed the suspicion. But now, combined with everything you’ve said, the suspicion on the True Martial Sect has instead increased."

"We cannot abandon the investigation into the Town North King line, but similarly, we cannot ignore the True Martial Sect."

The Southern Border Saintess’s voice echoed clearly in the grand hall.

Ghost Mask couldn’t help but lightly sigh and clap his hands:

"As expected of the future leader of the Southern Border, so meticulous and sharp, truly eye-opening. It’s a pity the Saintess wasn’t born in our Holy Sect."

Saying this, he glanced slightly displeased at Qin Yun, who had been silent all along.

This round of diplomatic exchanges was essentially led by the Southern Border Saintess.

"According to the Saintess’s perspective, what should we do?"

The Southern Border Saintess smiled lightly:

"Doesn’t the Sect Leader of Ghost Mask already have an idea? Let’s form an alliance."

"If previous events were orchestrated by Great Yan, then we must naturally join forces to retaliate. If it turns out to be truly the doing of the True Martial Sect, then find an opportunity to destroy the True Martial Sect together and then jointly resist Great Yan."