This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Soon, after careful comparison, Ying Jie got a definite answer.

"There was no such thing in Qing Ge's hand before."

"That is to say, this was something Qing Ge only brought out at the critical moment of life and death during the second deadly attack initiated by Shadow Tower."

"Therefore, this must be Qing Ge's trump card, the item he considered the only possibility to resist Shadow Tower's attack and save his life."

"Only because of Ying Mingyue's sudden action, Qing Ge took it back."

"What exactly is this thing?"

Ying Jie acutely sensed that this object was undoubtedly extremely important and very likely the opportunity to reveal the truth.

Thinking this way, he gritted his teeth, focused his mind, and very carefully took out a piece of violet-golden ore from his storage.

He activated his Demonic Qi and compressed the ore.

Soon, a mist of violet-gold color wafted from the ore.

Ying Jie waved his hand, and the mist rushed into the Image Stone currently replaying the shadow projection.

The Image Stone flashed a light briefly,

Then, with a slight movement of thought, the frozen frame in mid-air began to magnify under his control, focusing on Lu Qingshan's right hand.

The shape of the object's exposed corner also became exceptionally clear.

Ying Jie widened his eyes and looked up again at the shadow screen.

It was a corner of a bright yellow paper, on which was a short section... a shadow of Sword Qi.

Though on the paper, he could still feel the surging and fierce intent of the Sword Qi through the screen.

"This is?!" he was incredibly shocked, "A Talisman?"

He scrutinized carefully and finally made his judgment, arriving at an answer.

"It's a Talisman, but not a Talisman."

"It has the appearance of a Talisman but lacks the nature of a Talisman, not derived through Talisman crafting techniques."

This should merely be a product where the creator sealed a portion of Strength within a medium using heavenly power, considered a 'pseudo-Talisman.'

"In terms of power, based purely on the feel of the aura, it could reach the level of a top-tier Demon Marshal's strike. Although estimation won't be entirely accurate due to viewing through a screen, the margin of error should not be too large."

Within the Hong Lie Demon Lord's mansion, Ying Jie revealed a relieved smile.

"So that's how it is."

The Sword Qi with power comparable to a top-tier Demon Marshal's attack...

This matches, doesn't it?

"So it really was you, Qing Ge."

Turns out the truth was right in front of him, just temporarily overlooked.

Now, all the riddles unravel.

Turns out you used this to kill Ying Jun.

Ying Jie watched the corner of the Sword Token revealed in Lu Qingshan's palm, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

The truth was finally seen through by him.

After such tremendous effort and cost, he finally achieved what he wished for.

It was all worth it.

Ying Jie stood still, slightly closed his eyes, and conducted a complete review of the matter in his mind.

This time, he would not underestimate "Qing Ge" in the least.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Wait, there seems to be a big problem."

He began to analyze clearly.

"There is no mysterious person behind Qing Ge, so where did his Sword Token come from?"

"How did he cultivate such a high-level Sword Dao?"

"Moreover, Sword Qi is a means of the Human Race Sword Cultivators. In the Demon Domain, there should almost be no talent researching this...."

"Lastly, even with the Sword Token, he could easily arrange an assassination on Ying Jun with anyone."

But such an act of betrayal, once exposed, is irreversible, so he must have someone trustworthy to execute this."

"Yet, he only brought three subordinates, all present in the mansion at that time, with no mysterious person behind him. So who did it?"

Thinking this.

A piece of black jade appeared in his hand.

This was the detailed intelligence on Qing Ge transmitted to him by Chi Pu back then.

This time, he focused his attention on the introduction of Qing Ge's Combat Power.

"Low-Ranking Demon General, this remains unchanged.

Comprehended the first seal of Bing Syllable Mantra, that's somewhat skilled.

Just that no one in the Royal City has forced him to use Bing Syllable Mantra, so no one has seen him exhibit this secret."

"Lacking in warfare tactics, relying solely on brute Strength and Divine Skills, hence rated by Chi Pu as strong in limbs, but simple-minded."

"But in fact, he could create his own tactics, the genius understanding of Mang Cang Warfare.

It's not an exaggeration to say that in the current Burning Moon Domain, purely in terms of talent in warfare, he stands among the top tier."

"This disguise is way too thorough, forcefully turning himself from a warfare genius into such a state."

"But why?"

"Someone with such outstanding talent in warfare, to pretend to be entirely ignorant, is actually very difficult.

Warfare tactics, once grasped, could be said to have embedded into muscle memory, unconsciously displayed."

It's like someone skilled in singing, due to perfect pitch, struggling to intentionally sing off-key.

Ying Jie continued to ponder: "If it were me, rather than being so extreme, it would be better to portray myself as someone with mediocre talent in warfare, avoiding both jealousy and exposure."

"Qing Ge is definitely not stupid, what I can think of, he can surely think of too, yet he chose to make the worst decision."

"Another unreasonable aspect."

"This is truly perplexing."

"Qing Ge is filled with doubt and contradictions everywhere."