He had suspected that it was either Thea or Thomas all along.

However, he had no conclusive evidence.

It never occurred to him that Celestial Sect’s leader would really be his wife, Thea, the woman who had endured so much suffering in the past.

“By the way, you said that Thea sent a letter of challenge to Tobias?”

“Yeah.”

“News of it has already spread in the ancient martial world. What’s going on? Weren’t you with Thea?” said Maxine.

“There were some unexpected circumstances.”

James briefly explained what had happened while he was recovering.

“Grandpa felt that the Spirit Turtle’s blood in Thea’s body showed great promise. He wanted to force Thea to experience an Energy Deviation so that she’d fully utilize the Spirit Turtle’s blood. Has anything major happened in the ancient martial world since then? Do you know if there has been any internal discord within Celestial Sect?”

Before Maxine could explain, Bennett interrupted their conversation and said, “Nothing has happened. T