I stood up. I had recovered fairly well recently. Although I was not at my absolute peak, I still had seventy to eighty percent of my strength, while Zhao Qian was naturally at the height of her power. As for Zhen Xin, she did not even have thirty percent of her combat strength left. Those we were bringing back this time were either old companions who had followed Zhen Xin for many years, or young and hot-blooded followers who had come for their Demon Emperor. They had all kinds of reasons—even some who harbored feelings for Zhen Xin and followed her without the slightest regret.
Regardless of their reasons, once they entered Heaven's Unity, they were members of Heaven's Unity. I had a duty to protect them and get them safely back to Heaven's Unity.
After Zhao Qian contacted the Rift-Splitting Dragon over there and had it turn toward us, she immediately began chanting. Using the power of the Boundary Stone to shift space, she dragged us a great distance closer to the Rift-Splitting Dragon. And so, we soon encountered the first group of enemies from that direction!
Ahead, more than a dozen members of the Demon Race blocked the sky. Every one of them looked fierce and menacing. Several appeared quite old, and they gazed at Zhen Xin with the composure of old sages. "Lotus Emperor, are you really planning to defect to the human immortals? The Demon Emperor is truly disappointed in you!"
"Heh heh. If I didn't leave, I would merely become a sacrifice to his power grab. Do you think I would stay?" Zhen Xin sat with her eyes closed, calm beyond imagination. Of course, she could afford to be calm; the group of demons around her were all tense and vigilant!
"You remain the emperor,