"Thank you, Brother Luo! Thank you, Young Master Luo!"
With the young man's agreement, the alliance was already mostly settled. All that remained was to take care of a few formalities.
"Cough, cough. Luo, aside from the news I wanted to tell you earlier, I can't shake the feeling that there's more to this than meets the eye."
Once the three had finished talking, Chen Tai'an gave a couple of feigned coughs to draw everyone's attention, then said solemnly, "Besides the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, which has openly made its move this time, I suspect other forces are helping from the shadows."
"Otherwise, even if the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had three more times the nerve, it wouldn't dare defy the Dao Alliance's orders to resist the demons and brazenly attack the Great Qi Dynasty."
At this, Luo Yi nodded solemnly.
"Understood, Old Chen. If I can help it, I'll keep my strength hidden."
"If some force really is lying in wait, I'll make sure to give them a big surprise."
Seeing that the young man had taken his advice to heart, Chen Tai'an said no more.
Soon, the three of them followed Chen Tai'an and hurried toward the Great Qi Dynasty's encampment.
Thunder Ridge.
It was the most secluded route from the Great Qi Dynasty to Demon Suppression Pass.
It was the dead of night. Thunder Ridge should have been silent, yet dazzling lights of every color illuminated it as bright as day.
Nine towering Golden Body Divine Appearances hung in the sky, like nine great suns suspended overhead, stretching across Thunder Ridge.
Their faces grim with murderous intent, the Golden Body Divine Appearances stared fixedly at the Daoists opposite them, clad in loose, dark robes.
Below them, at least several hundred Yin Gods had left their bodies. They wielded