"After matching wits and battling with Nameless Daoist all the way here, I never expected to fall into such a perilous place. My subordinates, who were also several of my closest friends, have met with disaster one after another." After learning from Aunt Yun that Southern Profound Saber had also fallen, Cave Lord Southern Cloud let out a long, heartfelt sigh.
"Now that the two of you have reunited, there's nothing more for me to do here. Let's part ways now, before staying too long makes me unable to resist attacking." The Lotus Avatar ignored the other's sighs and laments, directly abandoning the two of them and turning to leave.
In theory, taking advantage of their weakness to kill Cave Lord Southern Cloud and seize the Sword Stele fragment would have been a good opportunity.
However, Cave Lord Southern Cloud still retained much of his strength. He was far stronger than Aunt Yun. Although the two of them working together could not defeat him, they had a high chance of escaping. The Lotus Avatar also lacked the confidence to deal with both of them in a short time.
Of course, these were merely external factors. What truly made him wary was the Skull-Headed Blood Bat Latu, hidden in the shadows and appearing and disappearing like a ghost.
Once they started fighting among themselves, that fellow could emerge and launch a sneak attack at any moment. No matter how proud the Lotus Avatar was, he did not believe he could take on a crowd alone in such circumstances.
"Nameless Daoist, wait." Cave Lord Southern Cloud's heart jolted. From Aunt Yun's voice transmission, he had learned the rough outline of the two men's encounters.
After his initial surprise, he now fully understood that Aunt Yun had temporarily been forced into the Lotus