"I can't think of any other possibilities aside from this," Pei Yan recalled what had just happened with a bitter smile, "When I saw that spiritual essence being destroyed, I had my doubts. Since we could force it out, why couldn't the people from the Celestial Secret Pavilion? They, who are far more versed in spiritual essences than us, could certainly do it too. The reason they didn't is that it would reduce the combat effectiveness of something comparable to a Divine Artifact puppet. Still, for them to go to such lengths to plot against us by collaborating with Shenyu, they surely hold a deep grudge against me. They wish I were dead!"
Toward the end, Pei Yan's bitter smile turned into a cold one, his tone was grim, and his eyes gleamed with killing intent. At this moment, Xie Chujun suddenly spoke up, "They're targeting not only you. I've only now understood a bit of their plot."
