Dongfang Yi's decision did not surprise Lu Xiaotian, but Lu Wushuang and Luo Qing had both chosen to remain in the demon world, which left Lu Xiaotian utterly astonished for a time.
"Big Brother Lu, I really want to stay with you forever, but I don't want to be merely one of your followers, forever watching your back as the distance between us grows greater and greater. Once my sword dao, which I comprehended in the Thousand Pearl Lake Region, reaches perfection and I successfully advance, perhaps that will be the time for me to leave." Luo Qing spoke with reluctance written all over her face.
"Xiaotian, it's always what you can't have that seems best. I don't want to be kept in that little world of yours like a canary forever." Lu Wushuang flashed a charming smile. Huangfu Bing, standing beside her, let out a great sigh of relief. She was glad that Lu Wushuang had found her own destination, but if Lu Wushuang had left because of Lu Xiaotian, leaving the entire tribe's forces behind, Huangfu Bing would still have felt deeply regretful.
Now that Lu Wushuang had actually abandoned her beloved and chosen to return to her tribe, Huangfu Bing was both surprised and delighted.
"Don't worry. Even before you came to the demon world, Qing Mei and I were doing just fine."
"That's good, then. Stay in the demon world. I'll leave a projected avatar with each of you. If you run into trouble, they'll be able to help you deal with some of it." Lu Xiaotian nodded. After a brief hesitation, he left Huo Xiao, the vulture-tortoise demon, the Ink Qilin, and the six-armed ox-headed demon Tuyo behind. As for the dragon-scaled ox silkworm leader, it remained inside the Green Fruit Barrier.
With a projected