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Quan Chanyu was afraid I would not let her come along, so she said earnestly, "What could possibly happen to us? Saving people is more important! Besides, there are so many strange and eccentric cultivators in Lanzhou. Didn't that ambush happen before? Maybe they're lying in wait around the turbulent currents too. It'll be safer if we go with you!"
"Miss Quan, Miss Shang, you'd better not go. I have dozens of ninth-grade demonic crystals here. Given your current situation, your best choice is to return and break through to the late stage of the tenth-grade Immortal realm. Qian and I will be enough." I took a small pouch from my backpack, removed the ninth-grade demonic crystals, and handed them to the two women. I had found all of these with Master Sword Demon in the Demon Refining Grounds.
Quan Chanyu was naturally overjoyed to see them, but after a flicker of excitement appeared in her eyes, her expression sank. "I'm going. There'll always be time to cultivate."
Shang Wanqiu nodded as well. There was no chance of getting them to leave. Afraid that we would delay the best time to find the missing person, I said, "All right, then we'll all go. But if danger arises and I tell you to retreat, don't hesitate."
After receiving their assurances, I summoned the Swift Ghost and sped toward the entrance to the turbulent immortal aura with them. Before long, we arrived at the place where I had parted from Song Wanyi and the others.
Song Wanyi, Qi Nuannuan, Ziyi, Yan'er, and the others were all waiting there. When they saw me arrive, they came over to greet me one after another. With pressing matters weighing on me, I exchanged only a few words with them before asking about the qilin.