Xuanyuan Buqi frowned when he heard this. "Mere Asuras hardly require me to stand guard... Forget it. I'll send an avatar over instead."
A Spirit Severing True Lord was not merely a single body, but sending out too many avatars would also affect one's combat strength.
He had not wanted to concern himself with this place. After all, casually exposing an avatar was also quite disadvantageous to him. But the Spirit Plant Path was willing to support him on moral grounds, and that was truly rare. It was worth deploying another avatar.
Speaking of which, there had to be some reason why a sect openly supported clan cultivators. He strongly suspected that the Spirit Plant Path wanted to consolidate its authority over the passage entrance, which was why it had drawn the Xuanyuan Clan in as support. But what did that matter?
The world bustled for profit, and the world scurried about for profit. As long as it could help his clan achieve its goals, some cooperation could be negotiated. More importantly, the Xuanyuan Clan being qualified to be used by one of the Eighteen Daos was itself a recognition of their strength.
Beside him stood Qian Zhong, a True Lord of the Yao Clan. If the Yao Clan wanted to occupy this passage entrance, they might not receive support from the Spirit Plant Path.
As though he had guessed his thoughts, Qian Zhong actually said at this moment, "There's no need, is there? Just call a True Venerable over."
"The Xuanyuan Clan's True Venerables each have their own assignments," Xuanyuan Buqi replied with a grin. "Besides, since the Spirit Plant Path specifically named me, I can't disappoint them, can I?"
Then he looked at Xuanyuan Hulie. "Hulie, three things. First, collect resources from the lower realm. Second, keep watch