"Fellow Daoist Chen Xiu, as expected of a prodigy of the new era. Even upon hearing news of the Supreme Immortal Gate, you remained unmoved and insisted on continuing your travels. I truly admire you!"
Shadow Ancestor praised her with wholehearted sincerity.
Li Yun: "..."
If not for his good patience, Li Yun would have nearly burst out laughing.
It was not that Chen Xiu had no interest in the Supreme Immortal Gate. She simply did not quite believe that the Supreme Immortal Gate might exist within the Despair Ruins.
She trusted the clues about the Supreme Immortal Gate in her memories more and intended to seek out the Supreme Immortal Gate that had appeared in them.
It was only because Shadow Ancestor was present that she could not say so openly.
Moreover, she clearly still retained a measure of suspicion toward Shadow Ancestor. Until she was certain that Shadow Ancestor had truly made up his mind to follow them, she had no intention of revealing it.
That made it even less appropriate to bring it up in front of Shadow Ancestor.
"You flatter me, Fellow Daoist Shadow Ancestor."
"Mainly, I have cultivated for too short a time, and my experience is still lacking. I only recently broke through to the Venerable realm, so I happen to need to travel and gain experience before I can stabilize my cultivation."
Chen Xiu spoke with utter seriousness.
Li Yun nodded and did not try to keep Chen Xiu behind.
Some matters only needed to be understood without being spoken.
"Very well. Since that is the case, go and travel. If you run into any trouble, contact me directly. I will rush over at once."
Soon after, the three of them parted ways.
Still using the Great Chaos Tide as cover, they swiftly