When the Star Palace disciples issued their warning, the forces outside were still besieging the Devil Qi Barrier.
Although the demonic qi was dissipating far faster than anyone had imagined, the amount that had accumulated beforehand was truly immense.
Caught off guard by the warning, quite a few people were genuinely bewildered. Could they be attacked from both front and rear? Yet the two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from the Upper Realm were instantly excited. "Bu, Immortal Maiden—it must be Bu, Immortal Maiden returning!"
The other one said, "We need to meet them! Who will go? There will be generous rewards!"
Even at a time like this, neither of them directly ordered the local cultivators around. It was clear that their sense of distance was deeply ingrained.
Offering generous rewards could be considered a fair exchange, but it still carried a faint air of condescension.
Unfortunately, the Cangwu cultivators were now almost certain not to respond to their words.
Rewards were all well and good, but only if one lived long enough to spend them! As if by prior agreement, everyone turned to look toward the Red Leaf Ridge Team.
Without anyone noticing, this team had quietly taken hold of the leadership among the cultivators present.
It was not something they had deliberately sought. Rather, they had earned it naturally through one outstanding achievement after another.
There was no need to look too far back—who had driven off the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon a few days ago? Even if someone coveted the Upper Realm's bounty, they first had to see what Red Leaf Ridge had to say. Then Duo Gan's voice came through the loudspeaker.
"We will accelerate our collection of demonic qi. The situation inside the Restricted Area is too complicated, so we will not be going in and creating