Zhou Ming tore open the void, and the eleven of them filed through.
The concealment formation inside the cave dwelling flashed once, then went completely dark.
In the Depths of Chaos, a spatial rift silently closed.
Hongchu walked in the middle of the group, muttering as they traveled.
"Come to think of it, that fatty Duobao actually earned his keep this time."
"If not for him, we still wouldn't know where Fellow Daoist Taishi was."
Cangxuan spoke from beside him.
"Duobao may care about nothing but profit, but he does have a few tricks up his sleeve when it comes to intelligence."
"Last time, he sold us information about the Abyssal Sea Divine Pivot. This time, he sent us Fellow Daoist Taishi's coordinates."
"He's profiting from both sides."
"Let him profit from both sides," Zhou Ming said calmly.
"As long as the information is accurate, paying him a few true artifacts is no great matter."
Houtu nodded beside him. "Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming is right."
Taichu suddenly spoke. "Speaking of which, Duobao's information came at just the right time."
"The right time?" Hongchu turned to look at him.
"How so?"
"Think about it," Taichu said.
"The Great Luo True Realm cultivators outside are all hunting people from the Abyssal Sea Divine Pivot now."
"The net sealing off us Returnees has loosened."
"This is the perfect time for us to search for our other fellow Daoists."
Everyone nodded at his words.
Taichu was right. Previously, the Great Luo True Realm cultivators throughout the Primordial Universe had treated them as walking treasure troves.
Wherever they went, they encountered all manner of blockades and pursuit.
But things were different now.
By diverting the flood of trouble elsewhere, Zhou Ming had drawn everyone's attention to the Abyssal Sea Divine Pivot.
Those Great Luo True