Xu Yi kept his divine sense locked on the strange presence in the sky. It was like a drifting cloud, already closing in from a hundred li away to within thirty.
He sent another message to Liu Zhenlin. "Mr. Zhenlin, the Black Origin Person is difficult to deal with, but that's not the main issue. Its arrival is far too suspicious. It could well be the vanguard. After all, these Origin people possess not only intelligence but memories as well. If one of them charged into our formation alone, it would be courting death. Without some reason, why would it dare do such a thing?"
Liu Zhenlin hesitated. Xu Yi's words had clearly given him pause.
But then he thought again: if he couldn't get the Precious Medicine, and now couldn't get the Black Origin Bead either, his mission this time would be a complete failure.
He had expended enormous effort to secure the position of leader for this expedition and had made many promises to his superior. If he returned empty-handed, he truly didn't know how he could face him.
Besides, it had taken great effort to set up the formation before them. How could he bear to retreat now?
He immediately passed Xu Yi and barked an order, commanding everyone to hold their ground and join forces to destroy the Black Origin Person. They were to continue setting up the formation and replenishing the blood.
He also announced generous rewards.
The blue-robed men were laborers summoned from various parts of the Donghua Immortal Sect, the dozen or so purple-robed people were trial disciples here, and the remaining Rogue Cultivators were all bound by the Donghua Immortal Sect's restrictions. Not one of these three groups dared disobey Liu Zhenlin's order.
At once, the three groups each formed a defensive