Qingyuan's clear laughter echoed through Zixiao Palace.
The Heavenly Dao Saints kept their faces impassive, but their hearts tightened. They thought their intentions had been discovered.
Yet Great Love Heavenly Venerate showed nothing beyond a fleeting look of delight. Realizing he was only joking, they settled down.
"Fellow Daoist Fang, Zhunti is right. Everything must be built on trust. If you don't wish to go today, just say so. We won't force you."
Hongjun said without expression, "If you go while harboring other intentions, we'll have to worry about something going wrong."
"Rest assured, fellow Daoist. Since I agreed to this long ago, I won't go back on my word today. Just don't forget our agreement."
Qingyuan laughed and agreed.
After that,
the Saints began discussing how to deal with Yang Mei in Zixiao Palace.
They also discussed what to do if they failed.
"This is a rare treasure I obtained in Chaos long ago. Wear it on your wrist, and our auras will link together without leaking the slightest fluctuation for Yang Mei to detect."
Hongjun produced a dull gray bracelet.
With a flick of his hand, it became eight, exactly enough for everyone present.
The Heavenly Dao Saints raised no objections and put them on. Their auras vanished at once. If they had not been visible to the eye, it would have been almost impossible to tell anyone was there.
Qingyuan put a bracelet on his wrist as well.
His aura vanished without a trace. It truly was a supreme treasure for concealing one's presence!
"Then let's set out."
Hongjun looked around at the Saints. After one last discussion, no one objected.
He tore open Chaos, revealing a deep, bottomless black passage before them. "After you!"
"After you!"
Qingyuan smiled. Hongjun did not stand on ceremony and stepped