"If you have doubts, Fellow Daoist, you may let us try first."
Sima Lei immediately proposed.
"Hmph, you want to try?"
Old Ancestor Wuxian snorted coldly, his eyes filled with warning as he asked.
"Who goes first is naturally up to Fellow Daoist to decide. I have no objection no matter who it is, but I ask that Fellow Daoist keep a close watch on the numbers."
Even if Sima Lei wanted to slip away, he would not choose such an obvious method. He immediately made his stance clear.
Old Ancestor Wuxian's gaze softened somewhat upon hearing this, and he then looked at everyone present.
To refine the Green Poison Spirit, he had already used up all the Nascent Souls of poison cultivators. Together with the five he had originally possessed, there were six poison spirits in total—six spots.
Da Luo Cultivators would be useful in retrieving the treasure, so they naturally all had to be included. Including himself, that would take up four spots.
That left two.
Old Ancestor Wuxian glanced at Marquis Ziyang, who was fussing over Qian Ye, and immediately came to a decision.
"Fine, bring those two along.
Though that brat is not particularly capable, he is fairly loyal and can be trusted.
As for who will test it..."
Old Ancestor Wuxian swept his gaze across True Bone-Illuminating, King Jin Xi, and Sima Lei before saying,
"Jin Xi, your hide is thick and your flesh tough. I'll have to trouble you with making a trip.
Once this is done, I promise to help you reclaim the territory in the Ten Calamities Mountain Range."
"Is that true?!"
King Jin Xi had secretly been lamenting his misfortune, but when he heard the latter half, his eyes lit up. Wearing a look of wild delight, he asked,
"I have