Because he had promised Qu Bai that he would help retrieve something, Song Qingming had already informed Li Xuanyi and the other two on the way out of the Sea Abyss that he would be staying behind to search the area for some spiritual items.
Originally, Song Qingming had intended for Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu to leave first with He Mengxin.
But after hearing his plan, the two women insisted on staying behind and waiting to return with him.
Facing the trace of worry on Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu's faces, Song Qingming could not reveal the full truth to them, bound as he was by his agreement with Qu Bai.
"Seventh Brother, what exactly are you going to retrieve? Why can't you take Senior Sister Li and me with you? You can rest assured—if we truly can't help, we definitely won't insist on going with you!"
Seeing that Song Qingyu was still uneasy, Song Qingming could only smile and sigh before replying.
"Qingyu, listen to yourself. After all these years of cultivating and traveling together, when has Seventh Brother ever looked down on you? What I'm going to seek is a high-tier Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder, located near this Sea Abyss. The reason I'm not taking you with me is that this Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder is rather overbearing. Even I have no absolute confidence of subduing it. The two of you wouldn't be able to help much if you went. It would be safer for you to wait for me here!"
"High-tier Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder! Junior Brother Song, how did you know there was high-tier Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder nearby?"
Upon hearing that what Song Qingming intended to retrieve was actually a rare high-tier "Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder," Li Xuanyi's face