At Xu Yi's current level of cultivation, every step forward demanded exponentially more effort and hardship.
Countless cultivators exhausted their whole lives, only to end up stuck fast at a single level, unable to advance even half a step.
After bathing, Xu Yi emerged from seclusion. White Wolf came to see him at once, but failed to notice anything amiss. Xu Yi had asked Huang Mei for the corpse aura specifically to disguise his presence; he had no desire to reveal his strength.
Too many people had their eyes on him. There was no need to expose all his trump cards in front of them.
The moment they met, White Wolf dropped a bombshell on Xu Yi: Niu Ganghuo was also heading to Immortal King City. He had even asked Golden Roc Demon King for an order, specifically requesting that Xu Yi accompany him. And Golden Roc Demon King had actually agreed.
"Brother White, does the Great King not know that Niu Ganghuo and I have clashed before?"
Xu Yi asked gravely.
White Wolf said, "I made a point of bringing it to the Great King's attention, but he still listened to Niu Ganghuo's honeyed words. He said that because you and Niu had gotten acquainted through a fight last time, Niu admired you and wanted to borrow your help. You know the Great King is preparing a new campaign with Demon King Kui Li and Heaven Devouring Demon King. At a time like this, he won't slight Niu Ganghuo, so he had no choice but to agree."
Xu Yi cursed inwardly. That old Golden Roc is utterly clueless. It seems I'm nothing more than an ant in his eyes—a mere chess piece.
Seeing Xu Yi fall silent, White Wolf said, "Don't let it weigh on you too much. If