Huang Zongliang, however, did not believe it. To think he could absorb that much spiritual energy? Who was he trying to fool?
"Listen here, kid, don't try to pull a fast one on me. Just tell me: who did you see come here?"
He assumed that some expert from another sect must have scouted this location and drained the spiritual energy away. After all, such incidents between sects were common enough. In this world, strength was everything, and spiritual energy was the most vital resource for cultivation; seizing it by force was just how things worked. It wasn't uncommon for sects to specialize in raiding others, and they certainly wouldn't pull their punches if they thought they could take the target down. Given how formidable the Wang Family and its affiliates were, it was entirely possible someone had snuck in to do just that.
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