“Hahaha!” Zhao Tiefeng responded with furious laughter, contempt rising in his eyes. “What would a venerated disciple of the Exalted Immortal Sect bother possessing a Nephrite buffoon for?

“Or perhaps Nephrite Major’s cultivators are intentionally breaking rules, then pinning the blame on someone else? My sect happens to be a convenient target for your finger pointing since I’m exposing your scheme, isn’t that right?”

That ‘Ge Cheng’ was dead anyway, so there was no evidence against his word. The Coretrial Arena had forced Ge Cheng back to the golden core realm, nascent spirit and all. Dying meant that the spirit had died within the golden core, so not a trace of anything could possibly remain.

“Using a dead man to accuse my sect? Pathetic.” Zhao Tiefeng continued to sneer. “Lu Yun and that...