Shou Liu faced Yi Jue with a complete gap between them, but compared to the other members of the Spirit Plant Path, she was still "absurdly strong."
Aside from her rapid cultivation and formidable combat strength, she was young enough as well. The law of geniuses applied everywhere—just as Qing Yao could never stand Cang Jing, True Immortal Shou Liu was also deeply cherished within the Spirit Plant Path.
So she felt that taking on a little responsibility was nothing. Her endurance was better than the others', at least.
"Other fellow disciples?" Xuanyuan Buqi gave a cold laugh. "Your fellow disciples... we won't alert any of them. We'll just go over quietly."
"That is precisely the root of the problem," True Immortal Shou Liu answered seriously. "We were ordered to stand guard. Seniors above the Nascent Soul stage... that is, Great Venerables, are not permitted to advance beyond the front line, because it would affect the overall arrangements of our path."
"I'm not a True Venerable," Xuanyuan Buqi said with a smile, then glanced at True Venerable Qing Yao. "You, on the other hand, need to work harder."
Did I get caught in the crossfire again? True Venerable Qing Yao felt thoroughly aggrieved. Who had she offended?
But there was no point in arguing. She was not a True Lord in the end, yet she could not swallow this insult either, so she could only respond neither softly nor harshly, "If even True Venerables are forbidden from entering, then Great Lords are presumably even less qualified?"
Xuanyuan Buqi found himself embarrassed. He had originally wanted to tease little Shou Liu, but Qing Yao had directly taken over the conversation and shut him down completely.
"That's right," Shou Liu said. She had originally been somewhat wary of Xuanyuan Buqi, but now