Lu Wuji and Su Jiewu were greatly shaken by his words. At their level of cultivation, they couldn't make promises lightly. A promise once made became a debt—not a debt of gratitude, but a debt that weighed on the heart.
Lu Wuji and Su Jiewu exchanged a glance, clasped their fists toward Xu Yi, and left the Void Hall together.
Once they were outside the hall, Su Jiewu couldn't help sending a thought: "Why do I get the feeling this Immortal Envoy came here specifically for our exotic crystal cores?"
Lu Wuji sent back, "What's so strange about that? You and I are no more than chance acquaintances to him. We haven't shared life and death, so why would we hit it off? It would be strange if he had no ulterior motive. But at least he's frank. He puts what he wants right out in the open. His oath afterward put my mind at ease. Clearly, he's very confident he can find the Mysterious Monster. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare swear such an oath."
As the two were talking, a sudden disturbance came from inside the great hall. Several balls of light floated out, instantly transforming into crystal beasts that darted away.
The two hurried into the hall, with Xue Kuangye close behind.
They saw that the formation diagram covering the entire hall had gathered quite a few more mutated crystal cores.
Above the open dome, the starry sky passage rippled like water. The severed finger seemed to have descended even lower, as if it were hanging just above the dome.
Lu Wuji and Su Jiewu hurriedly asked what had happened. Xu Yi said, "I don't know the specifics either. This change happened just after you left. Only then did I realize these crystal cores were transformed from that severed