Whether what Qingfengzi had said was trustworthy no longer mattered, because his strength was even greater.
The Spirit Severing Stage cultivation he had displayed before had merely been used to deceive Yun Chuzi.
Now, he had already left with that Boar Demonkin. This was important. As long as the Boar Demonkin was controlled, it would become a devastating weapon. Even in the Fifth Sequence, it would be difficult to find anyone capable of breaking through its defenses.
That was assuming the Fifth Sequence had no heavenly god exiled there after being driven out of the Fourth Sequence.
Before leaving, Qingfengzi had left behind the cultivation method for the Mountains, Rivers, Sun, and Moon Demon-Slaying Stele. It was indeed not the Great Dao Sect's core art, but a divine ability Qingfengzi had created himself over several hundred years of pain and helplessness—one capable of inflicting immense damage on demons and monsters. Unfortunately, it had appeared too late. Otherwise, it might truly have changed the course of the battle.
Zhang Yang did not return to Spring Return City. He merely sent someone to summon his eight subordinates back, then prepared to continue on his way.
Even becoming a lone ghost in the wilderness was better than distrusting one another.
When all was said and done, he and Qingfengzi could never become true master and disciple. Qingfengzi had extended goodwill, and Zhang Yang had made his own position clear. They would not become enemies and could serve as allies, but there was absolutely no possibility of either side submitting to the other.
Soon, Kalli and the other seven arrived. Brick checked them over and announced that everything was normal, except that the Azure Dragon had not come along. That had been a wise choice. With Zhang Yang, it could only be an apprentice