The reason the Qian Family's party positioned itself at the very rear in the Miasma Land, serving as the tail of the entire group, was not to ensure the safety of those behind them. It was actually to retrieve the Tree Branches stuck in the ground one by one.
Why retrieve the Tree Branches? They were coated with a special ointment. To ensure that no one discovered the ointment, they had to recover and destroy them. Only then could the Qian Family maintain control. If a family encountered danger during the expedition ahead and decided to withdraw, this place would become a checkpoint that stopped those departing Martial Artists.
Without the ointment supplied by them, it would be absolutely impossible to pass through the Miasma Land.
Therefore, if they wanted to leave this place, they had better explore properly for the Qian Family and clearly investigate the target location. If they still had their lives by the end, the Qian Family might even toss them a few scraps.
The Qian Family had no confidence in this expedition either. After all, the expedition teams they had previously sent in had failed to uncover anything and were completely wiped out. That was why they had joined forces with several families this time: to let the other families do the work while the Qian Family reaped the benefits and reduced its own Martial Artist losses.
Of course, the Qian Family knew that the other families understood their thoughts as well. But no one would voice such matters. Once it was said aloud, there would be no point in playing along anymore. Besides, how could they obtain Medicinal Materials for advancing into the Xiantian Realm without paying some sort of price?
The Qian Family had only discovered this place by chance. If the other