In truth, Bat Cicada had hidden himself extremely well. Though Mu Xia had sensed something before, she couldn't pinpoint his exact location.
If he'd been able to keep his nerve and hide a little longer, the three of them couldn't have kept searching indefinitely.
"One misstep brings a thousand years of regret. That fellow escaped with only a wisp of remnant soul, and even took a blow from Fairy Mu Yang before he got away. Even if he manages to cling to life for a while, his fate won't be any better."
"We've dealt with a major threat. Let's go look for Yin-Ice Bat Sand." Mu Xia didn't want to waste a moment. It wasn't that she particularly wanted to help the Honghao Celestial Court find the stuff.
The key was that if she didn't search for it, the Honghao Celestial Court would send someone else. If someone else found the Yin-Ice Bat Sand, she wouldn't have a chance to tamper with it in secret. That would be the most dangerous situation for Lu Xiaotian.
"The Yin-Ice Bat Sand we've found so far isn't bad. How about we collect some first?" Wine-Crazed Immortal ventured.
"This commotion has cost so many immortal troops their lives. We've worked ourselves to the bone and taken enormous risks, killing more than a dozen Great Encompassment Golden Immortal-level ghosts along the way. If we let someone else reap the benefits just to chase a tiny profit, wouldn't that be a terrible loss?"
"Exactly. We've seen our share of the world. We can't let all our effort go to waste over a small gain." Fang Xu nodded. This time, he wasn't merely echoing Mu Xia; he genuinely felt that way.
It was two against one again, so Wine-Crazed Immortal naturally had no objections. The three quickly