Hearing Ao Lü's rebuke, the two of them immediately felt somewhat guilty.
After giving it some thought, they realized that based on their performances in the hall, being teleported near the Central Area would already have been fortunate. They could not possibly have arrived directly at the heart of the sacred domain.
The cause of this anomaly was also quite obvious—it was that "Xie Yuan" who had angered the Nine Yue Spirit Emperor in the hall.
Sweeping out with their spiritual sense, the two saw that "Xie Yuan" was painfully struggling to sit up cross-legged. One look was enough to tell that his primordial spirit had been injured.
Only then did the two fully understand. The Nine Yue Spirit Emperor had sent them here together so that they could use the Black Soul Lotus to treat the other party's injuries.
Among the three of them, only Ao Lü had grasped this point immediately.
"So that's how it is. Many thanks for Brother Ao's reminder. Otherwise, Brother Zhu and I would have committed a grave mistake."
The short-horned man of the Nanlong Clan immediately cupped his hands and offered his thanks.
"Senior Spirit Emperor is truly magnanimous. I am deeply impressed. Zhu Mou will go with Brother Fei at once to gather spiritual herbs for Junior Brother Xie."
The man in the crimson-patterned robe also bowed, speaking with considerable admiration.
Afterward, the two turned and flew toward Bilin Pond. Before they could approach the Black Soul Lotus, they began fighting the many green vines that suddenly shot out from the water.
However, neither of them panicked because of this. It was merely the Black Soul Lotus's means of self-protection. Though troublesome, it did not count as a true problem for them.
Thus, in less than the time it took to drink