The Soul Source was indeed Qiu Ji's; of that, there was no doubt. However, Ye Fan believed that further investigation was needed to determine if it was genuine or if Qiu Ji had tampered with it.
To this end, he returned to his seclusion chamber and shone the Divine Talisman Light on the Soul Source. The object showed no reaction. Just as he was about to conclude that everything was fine, he noticed something. Wait a minute! A sly smile crept across Ye Fan's face. He had found the problem.
「An hour later.」
Ye Fan suddenly burst out laughing. "I knew there was an issue!" he exclaimed. "And there really is one! Qiu Ji, oh, Qiu Ji... if it weren't for the Divine Talisman, I never would have known you're a Soul Cultivator. Did you really think you could fool me? Wishful thinking!"
He left the seclusion chamber in high spirits.
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