At that moment, Cave Lord Rongxu wore an unusually untroubled expression as he led Lu Xiaotian, Mu Xia, and the others back. Though the journey had taken some time, it had ended in overall success. Whether they could later refine the Golden Tower Ghost God Pill was no longer his concern. Cave Lord Rongxu was no Pill Saint, after all, and had no need to worry about alchemy.
Fan Xianzhou and the other Celestial Immortals, along with the several thousand celestial soldiers accompanying them, were even more excited. Though the soldiers had not had a chance to fight along the way, they had followed the group all the way to the Eastern Sea. What they had seen and heard, and the things they had experienced, would give them plenty to brag about to their old comrades for a long time.
Later, to reach Nine Central City as quickly as possible, Cave Lord Rongxu took Lu Xiaotian, Mu Xia, and Nie Tianhou ahead with him, leaving Fan Xianzhou's troops to make their own way.
Cave Lord Rongxu, Fan Xianzhou, and the others were all in good spirits, but the Jade Profound Celestial Court was shrouded in gloom.
"What? That Eastern brat actually made it out of the Dragon Tomb alive? Didn't you say you'd sent a large force and that this operation was all but certain to succeed? Tell me, what exactly happened?" Venerable Xuanhu's tiger-like face seemed utterly composed, but the baleful glint in his eyes showed everyone present just how furious he was. To keep control of the situation and issue new orders at any moment, Venerable Xuanhu had personally gone to the South Sea Dragon Palace after Lu Xiaotian left the Jade Profound Celestial Court.
At Venerable Xuanhu's insistence, South Sea Dragon King Ying Zhong had sent several