At this time, Shen Qinghe and Nan Sheng were unaware that Elder Qiu had already perished, and furthermore, during the time of their contest.
For this competition, Elder Qiu led the team from Thousand Mechanisms Sect, and his disciples received a Sound Transmission Talisman from the sect immediately upon Elder Qiu's death.
Each sect has a Soul Lamp for its disciples; the extinguishing of a Soul Lamp signifies the demise of that disciple.
By the time all the Golden Core cultivators descended the mountain after the competition, the news of Elder Qiu's death had spread throughout Yuheng Mountain. Coupled with Nan Sheng's earlier allegation that Shen Qinghe had gravely injured Elder Qiu, Shen Qinghe was quickly surrounded by the disciples of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect as soon as she appeared.
Shen Zhiyao, seeing this scene, became furious and shouted loudly, "You claim that Elder Qiu's death was caused by Qinghe, do you have any evidence?!"
