The gap came from the difference in their cultivation realms. Compared with most experts at the Body Integration Realm, Lu Xiaotian had not been in the realm all that long. The resilience of his opponent's spiritual sense still surpassed his own, though the difference was slight. If it came down to a pure clash of spiritual sense, Lu Xiaotian's advantage in quantity would be enough to offset his opponent's slight advantage in quality, giving him the upper hand. That was why, when their spiritual senses had touched earlier, Lu Xiaotian had not only withdrawn in time but also shaken off his pursuer.
But in the late stage of the Body Integration Realm, one's magical power reached profound heights, raising one's strength to a level ordinary people could scarcely fathom. If they fought, even with Ye Ziyu at his side, Lu Xiaotian wouldn't have the slightest confidence.
"Let's go. This place isn't safe to linger. Once we've handed things over to those people, we'll enter the Fallen Yellow Lands." Lu Xiaotian led Ye Ziyu away at once.
As before, Lu Xiaotian sent only the black panther puppet to make the exchange. However, he had also packed the six-armed golden suanni puppet and five six-armed silver suanni puppets into a separate Sumeru pouch. They were all top-tier combatants at the Divine Void Realm. The silver suanni puppets were slightly weaker than the golden one, but when the six formed a battle array and Lu Xiaotian controlled them with his spiritual sense, few Divine Void Realm cultivators could stand against them.
By the time the black panther puppet, controlled by Lu Xiaotian's spiritual sense, reached the agreed-upon location, Hao Zhijie, Hai Qing, and the others had already been waiting there.
"Fellow Daoist, you truly keep your word. The Soulfall Pills are excellent quality."