Dark clouds hung heavy, and the night was black as ink.
The treasure ship sped through Heavenly Calamity Barren Mountain, encountering far fewer dangers along the way.
"Xiao Jian, why did you appear on that battlefield? Where are the others?"
Rong Yue suddenly spoke.
Su Yi sighed. "To be honest with you, Supreme Elder, an unfortunate tragedy occurred earlier."
As he spoke, he briefly recounted what had happened in that ruined Taoist Temple.
He concealed nothing.
Upon learning of Huang Changting's miserable death, Rong Yue frowned. "That Huang Changting had lard smeared over his heart. He was utterly outrageous!!"
Then, his eyes took on a strange look as he glanced at Su Yi. "You were actually able to borrow that bronze lamp? It truly is unbelievable."
Su Yi said, "The owner of that bronze lamp intended to have me serve him, which was why he was willing to lend it to me."
Rong Yue nodded. "That is normal. The owner of that bronze lamp does not belong to this era. If he wishes to make arrangements in advance in the present age, he naturally must choose some people to serve him."
Next, Su Yi spoke of how Qian Hu, Chu Bi, and the others had fallen unconscious in that Taoist Temple.
From beginning to end, Rong Yue harbored no suspicion.
"When there is an opportunity in the future, we can pay another visit to that Taoist Temple and make contact with the owner of that bronze lamp, to see whether we can cooperate with Azure Firmament God Court."
Having said that, Rong Yue shook his head again. "Forget it. We can discuss it later."
Next, Su Yi released Qian Hu, Chu Bi, and the others.
They awoke from their unconsciousness, utterly bewildered at first. Once they learned that Su Yi