Ji Yuan looked at the old man before him with a smile, and his words immediately exposed the flaw in the other party's speech.
In fact, Jiang Yun Zhou and Tang Mu Huan had also realized at the first moment that the story told by the other party had a difficult-to-conceal flaw.
If the Ximu tribe was indeed under the surveillance of the Yu tribe, then their conversation at this time would naturally not be able to escape the attention of that tribe.
And if Elder Qing Liu had a way to prevent the Yu tribe from discovering their conversation temporarily, then the excuse of being unable to transmit news would be self-defeating.
"The elder rarely deals with outsiders, right?" Ji Yuan asked with a half-smile.
It was probably not just Elder Qing Liu, but even the Ximu tribe behind him, who rarely communicated with outsiders.
But thinking about it, the Yu tribe advocated seclusion, and as one of their vassal races, the Ximu tribesmen had naturally never stepped out of the mountain range.
Otherwise, if they had just gone out to the outside world and returned alive, they would not have such an obvious logical flaw that would make it difficult to explain themselves at the end of the story.
In the end, the other party overestimated themselves and underestimated the cultivators outside, thinking that they could be easily deceived like the human race that was under their protection.
However, such an obvious flaw could be easily seen through even by a mere rogue cultivator in the wilderness.
"Daoist friend, please give a reasonable explanation." Jiang Yun Zhou said lightly, releasing a wisp of aura at the peak of the Third Realm.
Waves of fluctuations immediately echoed through the surrounding woods, but without exception, they were only at the Second Realm, posing no threat to the group.
"I can swear by the Great Dao that everything I said before is not a lie." After a long silence, Elder Qing Liu slowly spoke.
However, his words were met with cold stares. Even if nothing else was mentioned, how much effect could a sworn Great Dao oath made by a frail old man with limited lifespan have?
Not to mention the fact that they had exposed such a huge loophole, how could they ignore it with just a single sentence?
"You humans are sometimes too clever," Elder Qing Liu sighed, a look of emotion on his face.
In ancient times, this weak race had already shown intelligence far beyond other races.
Despite being short-lived beings, they were always able to come up with one marvelous idea after another.
In the end, they even created the terrifying path of immortality, replacing the path of divinity as the ruler of heaven and earth.
"Elder Qing Liu, what exactly do you want to do?" Ji Yuan frowned, his expression already showing displeasure.
The other party's actions clearly indicated that they wanted to use them to achieve some ulterior motive.
Moreover, while harboring such thoughts, they did not take the outsiders seriously, believing that as long as there was a true story, they would be foolish enough to listen.
This feeling of being treated like a fool was not pleasant at all, because such an obvious loophole could be seen through by even the demon race, which was known for its slow-wittedness.
"Since you are so smart, why don't you rack your brains and guess?" The elder of the alien race smiled faintly, and had no intention of pretending anymore.
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan frowned. He really wanted to tell the other party that even people who were not very smart could see such an obvious logical flaw.
In fact, even ordinary mortals would not be able to see through it!
However, the other party's words also reminded him that if what he had said earlier was true, then although the Yu tribe had problems, the Ximu tribe would not necessarily be innocent.
Perhaps they had always known what the Yu tribe had been doing for tens of thousands of years, and it was because of a dispute over the spoils that they had developed dissenting thoughts?
But the same problem remained: if the Ximu tribe truly intended to do something, given their position in Absolute Immortal Valley, it would not be difficult for them to expose this matter and attract the attention of powerful sects from all directions.
At that time, even a rumor without any concrete evidence would cause powerful beings to appear here.
The principle of "those not of our kind have different intentions" had always been at the forefront of the human race's minds, as they had suffered greatly in this regard in the long past.
Suddenly, Ji Yuan's expression changed, and he looked at the alien elder before him meaningfully, having a general idea in his mind.
"It was the Yu tribe that made you do this!" His eyes flickered as he reached a definite conclusion.
As his words fell, a flash of light instantly appeared in Elder Qing Liu's eyes, and surprise appeared on his face.
Although he had been mentally prepared and expected the human in front of him to guess some of the truth, he had not expected them to do so so easily, reaching a conclusion in just over ten breaths.
However, deep in the eyes of this alien elder, a strange light flickered, and he exuded an inexplicable confidence.
"You are very smart, but you are still a little short." He nodded slightly, his words tinged with regret.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan sighed in his heart, while the two people beside him sneered.
Jiang Yun Zhou shook his head and said calmly, "Although the Yu tribe is plotting behind the scenes, you also have your own little schemes. If I am not mistaken, the four vassal races, including the Ximu tribe, have all developed a desire to betray."
Perhaps it was not just a few vassal races, but also other beings protected by the Yu tribe, and even some of the human race among them.
However, there was one thing Ji Yuan couldn't understand: if other forces heard such a story with obvious loopholes, they would never react with no response at all.
But judging by the other party's demeanor, it seemed that this was the first time someone had seen through it and exposed it on the spot...
His gaze sharpened, and he immediately understood the key to the matter, his expression turning somber.
The two people beside him also realized this, and their expressions immediately became displeased.
As the three of them were deep in thought, Elder Qing Liu's gaze became increasingly sharp due to Jiang Yun Zhou's words.
Faintly, a killing intent emanated from him, as if he wanted to eliminate the three people who had revealed everything.
"I advise you to abandon that thought." Jiang Yun Zhou glanced at him, not taking his killing intent to heart.
Although the Ximu tribe had reproduced for tens of thousands of years, the tribe was not known for its frontal combat power. In fact, due to innate reasons, it was rare for powerful cultivators above the Third Realm to appear in the tribe.
And he, no matter what, was a peak Third Realm expert. Although he walked the path of divinity, due to various reasons, his combat power was by no means inferior to cultivators of the path of immortality.
Unless a powerful cultivator in the Golden Core middle or late stage made a move, it would be impossible to silently eliminate him.