The Treaded-Tiger Race's reaction was not slow. Before the Golden-Scaled Blood Crow Essence had fully taken shape, they had already come looking for it. According to the Purple-Robed Palace Master's previous instructions, the leader of the Treaded-Tiger Race was an extremely domineering person. If Lu Xiaotian could not reunite with the Purple-Robed Palace Master before he arrived, he would most likely have to face the other party's coercion directly. If he did not want to clash with him, he would have to hand the treasure over.
When his core interests were involved, Lu Xiaotian naturally could not hand over the Golden-Scaled Blood Crow Essence after obtaining it. However, he had personally experienced how formidable an old monster at the Integrated Body Late Stage could be. Even though his strength was worlds apart from before, Lu Xiaotian still did not want to recklessly provoke such an opponent. Once they fought, he would still be far more likely to lose than win. Not to mention, the other party had an entire race behind him.
The Purple-Robed Palace Master still thought fairly highly of him for now, but Lu Xiaotian would never place all his hopes in her. When the branches grew strong while the trunk remained weak, it was easy to arouse suspicion. Given the speed at which Lu Xiaotian's cultivation was currently advancing, it might well draw the Purple-Robed Palace Master's wariness in the future. When that time came, she might not be able to tolerate him either. Perhaps that moment would arrive even sooner than he imagined.
"If I can obtain the Golden-Scaled Blood Crow Essence without relying on the Purple-Robed Palace Master, that would naturally be best." After thinking briefly, Lu Xiaotian's eyes lit up. With a movement of his divine sense, a scar-faced man split off from his