Just as Lu Xiaotian had expected, as he took his leave and turned back toward his temporary place of cultivation, his divine sense caught a trace of disappointment from the other party.
"Was Fellow Daoist Dongfang unwilling to help?" Not long after Lu Xiaotian left, Shentu Zhanfeng, Bai Rushuang, Mu Xia, and the others returned one by one. Shentu Zhanfeng had only just seen Nie Tianhou, but when he noticed that Nie Tianhou didn't look too pleased, he could guess the answer without asking.
"Indeed. Fellow Daoist Dongfang really had no intention of helping. He said outright that he was only an alchemist." Nie Tianhou shook his head with a bitter smile. "And this Alchemy Sage Dongfang doesn't seem to want to stay here long. He's already asked for an invitation himself, and I hear he's also looking for somewhere else to stay."
"Could it be that he thinks Brother Nie hasn't been hospitable enough? That we haven't treated him with sufficient courtesy? This fellow really is hard to entertain." Of their group, only Bai Rushuang had a somewhat poor impression of Lu Xiaotian. Hearing Nie Tianhou say this, she felt even more displeased.
"He probably thinks our relationship hasn't reached that point yet, and that staying here would be inconvenient," Shentu Zhanfeng quickly replied. "Fellow Daoist Dongfang doesn't seem like a stickler for formalities to me. In the end, we've known each other for too short a time, and he doesn't want to accept too many favors from us."
"You people really do overthink things. Do you honestly believe those old fossils up above would be happy to see Chu Zhaoyang wipe out all the Heavenly Immortals of our Honghao Celestial Court? Leaving aside the fact that Chu Zhaoyang's strength is truly astonishing, Fellow Daoist Dongfang might not even