Qin Fengming's proposal could not be called anything but bold.
This was Zou Rui's lair, and he was familiar with every arrangement here. In particular, if he could control those terrifying fierce beasts, then to everyone else, this would undoubtedly be a dead end.
It was not that no one had thought of such a possibility. Yuan immediately raised it.
"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to worry about the fierce beasts of Mount Wanqiu. It's true that these beasts were raised by Zou Rui, but they aren't under his control. This Mount Wanqiu is actually one of Zou Rui's trial treasures, used to temper the cultivators of his subordinate sects. That was what he said when he first brought out Mount Wanqiu. In principle, he shouldn't have lied to us. However, he never said that he would enter secluded cultivation inside Mount Wanqiu. Even Youjia and the others responsible for Mount Wanqiu don't know about it. Only his three nominal disciples are aware of this matter."
Qinghong spoke with complete certainty.
"I see. Zou Rui surely isn't merely using Mount Wanqiu to imprison us. He's hiding inside Mount Wanqiu to cultivate in seclusion, and once he comes out, he'll certainly slaughter the imprisoned cultivators and the cultivators in the Marketplace. That terrifying blood-drop attack of his—if he launches it by surprise, I'm afraid few people could evade it. Even if they did, with Zou Rui's methods, he could probably swallow the entire Marketplace into his sea of blood."
True Person Xia Yi's eyes flickered slightly as he analyzed an extremely likely possibility.
Those words sent waves of icy fear down the cultivators' backs. Such a thing might well happen. Given Zou Rui's usual treachery, there was nothing he would not do.
"There's another matter. Zou Rui can control the secret