Just having Nie Qiantong around was already enough of a headache. Now Lu Xiaotian had revealed strength so astonishing that it was hard to fathom. Even now, he remained extremely wary of the outside world, leaving Jiang Yuan no opportunity to launch a sneak attack. And even if they later encountered the Law Mirror Immortal Tree, that would be a troublesome matter.
As Lu Xiaotian and the others put more distance between themselves and the wood merfolk, their group was now rather overstaffed, with as many as eight Celestial Immortal-level experts. After the recent upheaval, however, the other Celestial Immortal-level experts caught up in the chaos had either been killed by the wood merfolk or had fled far away. With no large gathering of Celestial Immortals, the Law Mirror Immortal Tree's countermeasures were not so powerful. Even if some resistance remained, it was not entirely beyond Lu Xiaotian and the others' ability to suppress. It was merely an obstacle.
Seeing that the wood merfolk had not pursued them, Mu Xia, Fu Lianyue, and the others all visibly relaxed. Even Lu Xiaotian let out a quiet breath of relief. After forcing his way through the law domain formed by the Law Mirror Cloud, the spatial power stored within Lu Xiaotian was enough for only one more breakthrough, and even that would be a close thing. If the enemy caught up, a fierce battle would be inevitable. Fortunately, the wood merfolk had their reservations and were not prepared to risk everything.
"Saint Alchemist Dongfang certainly has impressive methods. May I ask what use you have for the wood merfolk's demon weapon? If you don't destroy it, then even if you stuff it into a spatial ring, you may not be able to conceal all of its aura."
Jiang Yuan's eyes flickered. Directly