"If the Palace Master hadn't warned me beforehand, do you think I wouldn't dare?" Yu'ao snorted coldly, greatly put out, then turned away to search for other Evil Fog Demons, hoping he might have better luck.
Though he felt some hostility toward Lu Xiaotian and wanted to see which of them was stronger, Yu'ao knew this was no time for that. When two powerful foes clashed, one was bound to be wounded. Yu'ao was also deeply wary of Lu Xiaotian's strength.
Evil Fog Demon Pearls were indeed hard to come by. As Lu Xiaotian cleared away the Blood Fog Demons and other creatures near the formation flags along the way, he didn't encounter any more.
As agreed with the Palace Master in Purple Robes, Lu Xiaotian spent half a year clearing the various creatures near the passage. Then he took out the map scroll the Palace Master had given him, which showed the general range of the Treadbeard Tiger Clan's activities.
Lu Xiaotian followed the map's directions. Yu'ao cast a cold glance at his departing back, but when he came to his senses, Lu Xiaotian had vanished completely.
"A Body-and-Magic dual cultivator in the Integrated Body Realm is truly a rare find. He'd make an ideal corpse puppet. What a pity." Yu'ao shook his head with a sigh.
"If you want to, you can always give it a try." As soon as Yu'ao finished speaking, he heard Lu Xiaotian's reply and jumped in fright. He'd assumed Lu Xiaotian had already left, never imagining he was still nearby. Yet Yu'ao hadn't sensed him at all. Even after Lu Xiaotian spoke, Yu'ao couldn't tell exactly where he was.
"Once we're out, we'll see which of us is stronger." Since Lu Xiaotian had overheard him, and they'd formed a minor grudge, Yu'ao wasn't