After a round of discussion, Houtu, the Witch Emperor, also used the guiding power of Xunyoudu for the third time. In the end, you decided to divide your manpower into three groups. One group would remain here to maintain the Seal on the Ancient Demonic Creature, and those people had to possess the strength to stop the creature again should anything go wrong.
The other two groups began searching throughout the range covered by the Corrupt Spirit Qi, both to seek out any accidents that might arise and to look for possible turning points. According to Xunyoudu's guidance, the key to reinforcing the Ancient Demonic Creature's Seal was somewhere nearby.
Of the three separated groups, the most dangerous was undoubtedly the one guarding the creature. Although the creature had weakened considerably, it was still a gigantic Flame Butterfly. In its current state, only a handful of people in the entire expedition could inflict effective damage on it.
If another accident occurred, those most likely to die would be the people left behind to guard the creature.
Of the other two groups, one would search the nearby area so it could provide support to those guarding and sealing the creature at any time. The other would take a longer route and investigate farther away.
By rights, you posed the greatest threat to the gigantic Flame Butterfly in the entire operation, so you should have been the one to stay behind. Emperor Donghua and Moro both thought so as well. Yet, to everyone's surprise, Houtu voluntarily chose to take on that task.
According to Houtu, whether your investigative abilities were strong was secondary. What mattered was that you were the one most likely to obtain the crucial item. If you were left behind, the chances of this operation failing would likewise rise