Di Fei's cultivation visibly stabilized, gradually recovering to the Ghost Lord Realm. Only then did a faint smile appear on her face. She clasped her hands and said:
"Thank you, Ghost Emperor, for helping this junior stabilize her cultivation. After we were teleported into the Sea of Buried Gods, we encountered the Evil God's attack. He wanted to drag all of us into the deep sea. Fortunately, Ranxi brought out the warship, giving us somewhere to stand.
"But with our strength, none of us could control the warship alone. So, at first, the six of us controlled it together and blocked two of the Evil God's attacks."
Di Fei's voice echoed through the great hall as she recounted everything that had happened after their group entered the Sea of Buried Gods. She did not leave out Zhuang Yushu's betrayal, especially how he had intervened to obstruct the "Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation," forcing her to sacrifice a level of cultivation and use the warship to kill him.
Afterward, she added:
"If Ranxi had not given me the safeguard she had kept for herself, by the time you saw me, my cultivation would have already fallen back to the High Immortal realm."
After saying this, she smiled slightly at Yunxi and clasped her hands. She would remember this favor.
Yunxi returned the gesture without claiming any credit.
"If Di Fei had not thrown caution to the winds and replenished the Soul Power of the four of us at the cost of dropping her cultivation, it would be our divine souls that were injured now. Killing Zhuang Yushu would have been even more out of the question."
Black Tortoise, Cangqiong, and Yan Guichi all nodded in agreement. At a time like that, if Di Fei had hesitated for even a breath, they would