Xu Yi watched Liu Zhenlin drift away, unable to say what he felt.
It wasn't that he couldn't understand Liu Zhenlin's choice. Perhaps staying by Immortal Lord He's side had become Liu Zhenlin's way of life.
After Liu Zhenlin left, Xu Yi departed as well, heading straight for Shang Gong Island.
The deadline Elder Bai had given him was drawing near, so he needed to report in.
As he went, Xu Yi turned over the matter of Immortal Lord He and Wang Yao in his mind, feeling a little more at ease.
He understood perfectly well that Immortal Lord He wasn't the sort to swallow a loss in silence.
But with the Heart-Devouring Worm holding him in check, Xu Yi was absolutely certain Immortal Lord He wouldn't dare act rashly.
He knew all too well how much someone of Immortal Lord He's standing valued his life.
Compared with his own life, Xu Yi was nothing.
If Xu Yi's guess was right, by now Immortal Lord He had already composed himself and begun poring over all kinds of ancient texts, searching for a way to break the Heart-Devouring Worm's hold.
As for Wang Yao, Xu Yi was even less worried. If Wang Yao had wanted to expose him, he would have done it long ago. He simply regarded Xu Yi as a vast treasure.
Unless left with no other choice, Wang Yao would rather let that treasure rot in his hands than share it with anyone.
Besides, after this incident, Wang Yao wouldn't be in such a hurry to seize quick gains or borrow someone else's hand to do it. He would wait for another chance to kill Xu Yi and take what was his.
An incense stick later, Xu Yi arrived at the Cultivation Technique Building.
Just as he expected,