Caishen took the initiative to suggest that Li Xuanxiao go with her. That way,
many things Li Xuanxiao needed to do would become much more convenient.
After a brief hesitation, Li Xuanxiao agreed.
Caishen was delighted.
However, Li Xuanxiao did not leave with her immediately.
After asking for her address, he said he would seek her out if needed, then left on his own.
Watching his departing back, Caishen felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
Her father, Miao Zhishun, saw through his daughter's emotions and could not help frowning.
Just then.
Bzzzz—!!
An immensely powerful aura tore through space and surged forth.
Miao Zhishun raised his head and looked into the sky.
Mo Zi coughed up a mouthful of blood. His chest brimmed with fury, yet he had nowhere to vent it.
Before coming here, he had sworn to his master
that he would capture that Shu Mountain remnant.
Yet he had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice bait.
Not only had he been outmaneuvered, he had even helped the other side capture the Ice Toad King.
He himself had also suffered serious injuries.
"..."
After leaving the secret realm and enduring a series of battles,
Li Xuanxiao was already utterly exhausted, having wrung the last of his strength from his body.
He did not continue onward. Traveling in this state was simply too dangerous.
That was also one of the reasons he had not chosen to go with Caishen and the others.
If they truly harbored ill intentions, he would not have had even the slightest chance.
Li Xuanxiao hid in the shadows. His natal flying sword had shrunk back into his dantian and fallen silent, while his ears rang with the roar brought on by the near depletion of his spiritual energy.
The spiritual