The six of them reined in their auras and gathered toward the ground, each secretly using their own methods to recover spiritual power, ready to make another move at any moment.
The two demon cultivators and Zhao Rui formed a group at the front, while the righteous-path cultivators followed behind.
"Fellow Daoist Tianwu."
Mu Qingming went straight to the man in white. "Why did you conceal your identity?"
He had clearly left Golden Core Cultivators behind to watch the central army, yet the other man had still slipped silently into the secret realm.
"There were spies sent by the demonic sects in the Military Camp, keeping watch."
Chen Sanshi feigned ignorance. "I had no choice."
"I was the one who left those people behind."
Mu Qingming admitted it openly. "Because we suspected that the Luoxiao Immortal Palace might contain treasures capable of reinforcing the seal. We did not want you to obtain them and thereby affect Kunxu's future reclamation of the Eastern Continent. That does not conflict with our promise to protect you.
"Even now, I will still do everything in my power to ensure Fellow Daoist Tianwu's safety within this secret realm."
"Speaking of that."
Chen Sanshi said in a deep voice, "I ought to thank Daoist Dongwei for his 'close personal' care along the way."
"You brat!"
Upon hearing this, Daoist Master Dongwei glared at him and transmitted viciously, "If not for me, you would have died at that tiger demon's hands long ago. Yet you dare turn around and complain about me!"
"I was just about to ask about this matter."
Mu Qingming's unreadable gaze swept across Daoist Master Dongwei and the Nascent Soul female cultivator. "Daoist Dongwei and Fairy Rong certainly have warm hearts, willing to protect Fellow Daoist Tianwu so closely."
They were all Nascent