"Junior Sister Shan, if it were some other ordinary matter, the sect would certainly stay out of it. But our sect and the Buddhist Sect have been on friendly terms for generations. You mustn't bring disaster upon the sect just to vent your anger," Sima Jiandao said. "Besides, Elder Yunqing is about to undergo tribulation. Do you really not want to go back and see her?"
"My master?" Xiang Qingcheng's face changed in alarm.
"The thunder mirror in Elder Yunqing's cave abode has cracked. The tribulation lightning could strike at any moment. Junior Sister Shan, are you really not going to return with me?" Sima Jiandao asked.
"My master is about to undergo tribulation?" Xiang Qingcheng's face changed in alarm. She clearly hadn't expected such an unexpected turn of events.
"That's right, Junior Sister Shan. By any measure, you shouldn't be provoking the Buddhist Sect at a time like this. I came here from the Jade Purity Immortal Palace with a guarantee to the sect that I would bring you back, and that you wouldn't clash with the Buddhist Sect. If you insist on doing this, you'll have to get past me first." Sima Jiandao let out a faint sigh.
"Senior Brother Sima, you..." Xiang Qingcheng looked displeased, but was also genuinely troubled. Sima Jiandao was only at the Integrated Body Late Stage, so he certainly couldn't stop her. His actions were nothing more than a declaration that he was willing to die for his convictions. Xiang Qingcheng would never hesitate to face a true enemy, but she couldn't bring herself to abandon the Jade Purity Immortal Palace, which had treated her as its own for thousands of years and nurtured her all the way to the Mahayana Realm.
No matter what, Xiang Qingcheng couldn't bring herself to attack Sima