"I broke my promise last time, and now I'm too ashamed to face you, Fellow Daoist. Let's discuss everything after we get out." Du Xin forced a smile. Lu Xiaotian had magnanimously let the matter go, but after this Dragon clan powerhouse had repeatedly saved her from danger, breaking her promise to him still filled her with guilt.
Given how courteously Du Xin treated Lu Xiaotian, and considering his strength, the other two junior Profound Immortals were also extremely polite to him. Their return journey went fairly smoothly. The Cloudsteel Sand Region was still there, but the active army of Cloud Sand Puppets had vanished. Squads of Jade Profound Immortal soldiers searched the area, seemingly rounding up stragglers.
As Lu Xiaotian traveled, he saw few prisoners from the Cloud Sand Puppet army in the hands of the Jade Profound Immortal soldiers. Though the puppet army had withdrawn, the soldiers seemed far from pleased. It looked as though they had suffered a heavy blow at the puppets' hands.
When Lu Xiaotian and the others had been dragged away by the terrifying gravity laws of Earth Vault City, the Jade Profound Immortal army had already fallen for the enemy's ruse and suffered countless casualties. Later, the Golden Immortal powerhouses of both sides had gone to Earth Vault City, but Lu Xiaotian knew that the Cloud Sand Puppet army hadn't lost its core command. Since Emperor Qinling had designs on Earth Vault City, he must have anticipated this situation. He had surely made ample preparations before leaving.
By contrast, Starbound Hall Master and Thunder Venerable Emperor You had been unprepared for what lay ahead. Two Golden Immortal powerhouses, along with the Seven Star Guards and other high-ranking officers, had gone to Earth Vault City one after another. Their forces had already been at