No wonder everyone in the Sacred Shaman Clan looked so grim. Their identities had been exposed?
But how had their identities been exposed out of nowhere?
"Damn, don't tell me we were exposed because we went to the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm this time?" Chen Changan said with a frown.
"What?"
"Someone spotted you while you were out?" Gong Xu asked in surprise.
"We were spotted, but we killed everyone who saw us."
"Someone else noticed and followed us, though. Others may have noticed too and quietly leaked the news instead of saying anything openly."
"That's why word is spreading that the Sacred Shaman Clan has appeared, but no one knows where you are."
"I just didn't expect anyone to spot us when we'd kept such a low profile."
"Looks like some things can't be hidden."
"What's done is done. There's no use dwelling on it now."
"Our priority is to grow stronger and raise our cultivation."
Gong Xu nodded at Chen Changan's words, then asked, "But if they keep searching like this, they'll find this place sooner or later. That'll disrupt our cultivation."
"That is a problem, but I know a good place to go."
"What do you think of the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm?"
"The Heavenly Palace Secret Realm?"
"That place is so dangerous. We..."
"What's so dangerous about it? Didn't we come back in one piece?"
"Trust me. The Heavenly Palace Secret Realm has a better environment than this place. We'll get twice the results with half the effort."
"Besides, we've already explored the route ahead. We've nearly used up our resources, and we can go collect more whenever we need them. Wouldn't that be more convenient?"
"And it's more secluded, so we'll have plenty of time to cultivate."
Gong Xu hesitated for a moment after hearing