"Were they all right?" Lu Xiaotian frowned. He hadn't expected Yan Ji to have found those seven scorpion demons.
"They're doing all right. Not well, but not badly either. Things have been unsettled everywhere lately, and the places they're hiding are fairly well concealed."
Yan Ji paused, then snorted. "Instead of worrying about those seven little scorpions, you'd be better off thinking about yourself."
"There's not much point in worrying about my situation right now. It all depends on how you choose to handle things, senior." Lu Xiaotian shook his head. Since she had brought him here, she must have a plan. Now that he was at her mercy, there was no way he could simply do as he pleased.
"You know your place. Then I won't beat around the bush. Since you took my Profound Water True Thunder, you'll have to fetch something else for me in its place," Yan Ji said.
"What is it? Something even you, senior, couldn't obtain?" Lu Xiaotian asked in surprise.
"The Source Thunder Immortal Gourd."
"Where is it?" Lu Xiaotian asked. "Is it under the Heavenly Court's watch, so you can't go and take it yourself?"
"It's always easier talking to a smart man. Sometimes strength alone isn't enough to take something. If I showed myself, I wouldn't be able to obtain it. Worse, if I alerted the powerful figures in the Heavenly Court, I might end up getting dragged down with it. There are many places in the Immortal Realm where the lightning is so violent that treasures must be used, or dedicated lightning-element immortals stationed there, to keep it under control. Otherwise, it could spread to other parts of the Immortal Realm and leave the living in misery."
"The Heavenly Court really goes to such lengths for ordinary immortals and rogue