He, too, looked toward the flood dragon named Blue Jade that was protecting Qin Shi behind it, his eyes gleaming sharply.
"No wonder the Hundred Spirits Sect was able to raise a flood dragon with such a powerful bloodline. The true reason Fellow Daoist Qin Shi refuses to leave has now come to light."
"If this place is seized from his hands, then even if Fellow Daoist Qin Shi survives this time, he will still struggle to escape death. Even his descendants will likely be implicated."
Just then, Yang Siqi of the Yang Clan, one of the Ling Clan's two major affiliated forces, called out to Ling Chengyuan.
"Fellow Daoist Cheng Yuan, the array here has been broken. We have done all that duty could demand of us. It is time to leave. If we do not leave now, it will become difficult for us to get away later."
Liang Mingtu, the Pseudo-Core cultivator of the Liang Clan, also spoke.
"Indeed."
Qin Shi's expression immediately changed upon hearing this. He hurriedly tried to persuade them to stay.
"Three fellow Daoists, please remain a while longer. The Golden Core cultivators my sect has stationed in the White Cloud Mountain Range Territory will return very soon. So long as the three of you are willing to stay and help my sect guard this place until our Golden Core cultivators return, I can make the decision to give each of you an additional fifty thousand spirit stones."
Yang Siqi's face turned cold as he replied.
"Brother Qin Shi, fifty thousand spirit stones may be a great sum, but they cannot buy our lives. We have known each other for decades. You and I both know that the White Cloud Mountain Range front has fallen into a protracted war. It is simply impossible for