"Following the usual step-by-step cultivation path—even if we wanted to, we might not be able to manage it. Don't forget how we made it this far. Along the way, we harmed several Celestial Immortal-level powerhouses from the Yu Xuan Celestial Court, and quite a few junior Golden Immortals of illustrious birth also died at our hands. Sooner or later, we won't be able to stay in the Yu Xuan Celestial Court. If they hadn't pursued us so relentlessly, we wouldn't have fled to this place, where it's easier to conceal our tracks."
The Snowfield Demon Deer let out a cold laugh. "Back then, we were able to reach the Spirit World because of Lu Xiaotian. But that boy, who placed us in Worryless Valley, clearly didn't have good intentions either. He simply thought Worryless Valley was sealed off from the outside world. He probably never imagined that the two of us would encounter such a fortuitous opportunity of our own."
"Not only did we manage to cultivate to our current level, we even somehow ended up in the Immortal Realm. He was also responsible for destroying my physical body back then. Your situation was much the same, wasn't it? Even if we had some connection with that boy, it wasn't originally our choice. We were merely forced into it."
"If there's one thing about that boy that makes him less hateful, it's that he keeps his promises. But that alone can't erase the fact that he destroyed our physical bodies and imprisoned our Primordial Spirits."
"Even if he kept his promises, it was because he gained enough guidance from us. Neither of us owes him anything. There's no question of owing that boy a favor."
"It's just that Lu Xiaotian is extremely powerful. Even the two of us working together