I watched her chest rise and fall, naturally knowing that she could no longer draw upon the core's energy. I had the Fierce Blood Lotus clear away the barrier above us, then activated the cylindrical treasure as well. As a beam of light shot into the sky, many of the immortals mixed among the immortal hosts quickly flew toward me at lightning speed.
I knew this was the summoning order Di Yifei only used at critical moments, so there was nothing particularly strange about it.
After the barrier was completely removed, smoke still lingered, so the immortals outside naturally couldn't see what was inside. Di Yifei hurriedly tidied her disheveled clothes beside me and pinned up her loose hair before sitting down in meditation and calmly waiting for her subordinates to arrive.
Before long, roughly seventy or eighty immortals arrived one after another and landed on the Fierce Blood Lotus. They ranged from old to young—the youngest were barely in their teens, while the oldest were in their seventies or eighties. Most of them were women, while the men were mainly elites from various lineages.
Among these trusted confidants, the leader was precisely that female immortal confidant I had met before. She led a group of people to kneel on one knee before Di Yifei and awaited her orders.
"I just died once, yet Fellow Daoist Xia brought me back to life... I've discovered that dying truly isn't a pleasant thing. I imagine all of you feel the same, don't you? However, for those of us who live in the shadows, if we don't die, we must have a reason to keep living. Fellow Daoist Xia gave me a reason to live, and I imagine he'll give you one as well. So, are you still willing to follow me and