"Alright, you two senior brothers, each take a step back. The responsibility we're carrying is immense! Your junior brother had his reasons for arranging things this way. Come with me to the lotus platform first, and I'll explain everything slowly." I said with a wry smile, then called Pure Lotus over and unfurled the platform of the Baleful Blood Lotus.
As the spirit of the Baleful Blood Lotus, Pure Lotus had spent this entire period consolidating her Tribulation Transcendence cultivation instead of fighting. Now that the Baleful Blood Lotus had grown vastly stronger and sprouted many more lotus leaves in its complete renewal, it was clear that even after leaving her master, Zi Qingyun, she was capable of standing on her own.
Senior Brother Hai grumbled as he boarded the lotus platform with Senior Brother Yan. Zhao Qian, Wanyi, and Yixian followed them up as well.
"Yitian, just tell him directly. Why did you choose me? Was it because my overall strength far surpasses that sword-wielding senior brother of yours?" Senior Brother Hai immediately began shouting once the lotus platform took off.
Senior Brother Yan snorted and said, "I was worried that you'd only just consolidated your cultivation, then have another mishap and fall back down!"
"Oh, here we go. I knew you'd say that. I was actually worried that when you ran away later, there'd be no one to lead you!" Senior Brother Hai replied, angry yet amused, naturally refusing to admit that he was weaker.
"Enough, enough. Listen to your junior brother first." I pressed down on the two senior brothers with a wry smile, then said, "Further ahead, several situations we haven't anticipated may well arise. Among the two teams, I've equipped each with elites in every field. Take Senior Brother Hai, for example. Not only is