Xu Yi helped Elder Yu Zhi Qiu to his feet and urged, "We can't afford to delay. Move, now."
Xu Yi and Elder Yu Zhi Qiu had agreed on a time, then planned to escape through the rift in the starry sky that Xu Yi had found.
But he hadn't expected things to cause such a commotion. He knew the Western Continent and Eastern Continent would surely be alarmed. If they took action, there might be complications.
Elder Yu Zhi Qiu's answer left him stunned.
As it turned out, the people of the Golden Core Society had all left several hours earlier.
As Elder Yu Zhi Qiu put it, in the face of such an immortal opportunity, nothing was certain—let alone the Society's rules and discipline.
Xu Yi nodded. "That's just as well. It was our intention from the beginning, after all. In that case, Brother Yu, it's all the more admirable that you stayed."
Elder Yu Zhi Qiu said, "I wanted to leave too, but I've changed my mind."
Xu Yi asked why. Elder Yu Zhi Qiu replied, "The passage through the starry sky is open. It won't be long before the barriers to cultivation are broken. Before long, the Northern Continent World will be just like the other two worlds. Why should I make a wasted trip?"
He's right, Xu Yi thought.
Sealing off the Northern Continent World a second time was probably unrealistic.
The Western Continent World had split into two rival factions, and things in the Eastern Continent were probably no better. There was no way either could act as they had back when the Western Continent and Eastern Continent were each completely united.
Besides, the rare treasures and enormous expenditure needed to seal off space were beyond what any faction could easily bear.
Xu Yi