"Could Emperor Ao the Devil Peng know I'd gone elsewhere?" Lu Xiaotian asked in surprise.
"He didn't come here alone. His followers were scattered in the Black Tide Domain. Earlier, he thought he could deal with me on his own and got a little too cocky. Now that he's suffered a loss, he'll naturally go gather his followers, regroup, and come back."
Yan Ji shook her head. "When that happens, we'll be facing more than just Emperor Xiao the Devil Peng. If we can't lure him into that Stone Buddha Grand Formation, then for now, the only place we can stop his followers is in Seven Emotions Gorge. Keep that wooden token safe. If I can't hold out, you'll sense it through the token. Come at once and help me ambush Emperor Xiao the Devil Peng."
"Very well. I'll come back as soon as I can." Lu Xiaotian nodded. Yan Ji said nothing more, turning and flying away at once.
Lu Xiaotian watched Yan Ji leave, his eyes flickering uncertainly. He couldn't shake the feeling that she was hiding something from him. But if Yan Ji herself didn't want to say, there was no way he could force her to talk.
So be it. Whatever Yan Ji's purpose, he couldn't suppress the dragon qi in his body for the time being. And with so many Devil Race members, along with several other Heavenly Court powerhouses, entering this Esoteric Buddhist secret realm, he might as well let loose and fight the intruders. He had some ties to Buddhism, after all. He could take this opportunity to do the Buddhist sect a favor.
Shaking his head, Lu Xiaotian drifted aimlessly into the distance. He wasn't deliberately searching for the location of the pill furnace Yan Ji had mentioned. For now, it was