Fortunately, Xuanyuan Buqi ultimately understood Feng Jun's difficulties and did not make him personally escort him to the passage entrance. He merely stopped seventy or eighty million li away from it, then went to find True Venerable Jiu Si.
True Venerable Tuo Tuo was somewhat surprised that a clan True Lord had come to offer a reward to sect cultivators. He even wanted to mock Xuanyuan Buqi—after all, this True Lord had bullied him more than once or twice.
But True Lord Buqi did not care about his words. He merely said flatly, "That falls within the scope of the Formation Dao. If you find it amusing, I can go wipe out those ants myself... Are you sure you want that?"
Hearing this, True Venerable Tuo Tuo immediately dared not speak. He had merely wanted to indulge in some verbal sparring. If he truly forced Xuanyuan Buqi to do this, the Formation Dao would surely come looking for trouble once it learned of this karma.
So he could only accept it. "Planning is what I do best. True Lord, rest assured about confidentiality... But where has Feng Mountain Lord gone? Since he is the one offering the reward, why does he not show himself?"
"Little Friend Feng has other matters to attend to," Xuanyuan Buqi answered casually, not forgetting to make a tempting promise. "Once you complete the reward, you may get to see him... Of course, I cannot guarantee that."
"That does put me in a difficult position," True Venerable Tuo Tuo said. This time, he truly was not trying to whet anyone's appetite. "The Insectoid World is currently desperately short of Soul-Nourishing Liquid. He clearly refined some more, yet he avoids seeing us. Now he even wants us to help with a bounty hunt..."
"Have some shame," Xuanyuan