Lin Sheng was helpless as well. A grand opportunity lay right before his eyes, yet he lacked the ability to seize it. Any cultivator would have felt the pain.
After sighing, Zhao Jinmu continued:
"After reaching a consensus, we split into two groups and searched the city for the entrance. In the end, we found a place in Yuxing City's Mortal Gathering Area that seemed to be the entrance, but we couldn't get in. While we were studying how to enter, these people came looking for us. They wanted to seize the Treasure Map in my possession.
Senior Brother Lin Sheng knew we couldn't protect this Treasure Map, so he planned to leave Yuxing City, report to the sect, and ask the sect's high-level cultivators to handle it.
But these people pursued us relentlessly. They not only wanted the Treasure Map, but also wanted to silence us forever. After we escaped Yuxing City, they became even more brazen, forcing us to release distress fireworks. Fortunately, the four Martial Uncles happened to be nearby."
The others all nodded in agreement, once again marveling at their good fortune. Encountering even one Golden Core True Person from the sect would have been heaven opening its eyes, yet they had encountered four at once. Otherwise, they truly would have had no way to deal with the three Golden Core cultivators pursuing them. The gap in strength was an insurmountable chasm.
After the nine explained the whole matter, they left it to the four Martial Uncles and chose to continue tending to their injuries.
Cao Yi gathered the other three together and signaled for everyone to share their thoughts.
Zhang Lingrui leaned against a tree trunk with his arms folded and said:
"This is meat delivered right to our mouths. There's no reason not to