Before Yi Jue and Feng Jun entered the Heavenly Grotto, they had not actually discussed how they would coordinate.
First, the Big Shot was the true protagonist of this trip. The two of them barely even qualified to assist.
Second, if there really was some terrifying being on the other side, discussing a battle plan in advance would be useless and would only restrict their performance.
Yet the two of them truly had an unspoken understanding between them.
The instant Yi Jue received the other party's Divine Thought, she snorted coldly. "Senior, Yi Jue of the Spirit Plant Path has come on official business!"
"We are acting on a sect bounty order to apprehend the remnants of the Thieving Vein, and this Heavenly Grotto of yours was surely modified by the Thieving Vein!"
The Divine Thought was immediately baffled. "Spirit Plant Path... what is that?"
Then, perhaps after calculating something, it said, "Oh, roots in the Spirit Farmer Dao... Yi Jue, yes, that is indeed your name."
But immediately afterward, its attitude turned icy. "However, a sect bounty order? What kind of thing is that?"
"I had only intended to mete out a slight punishment. Since you have so little regard for those above you... then all of you can stay here."
"Heh." Seeing that the situation was going badly, Feng Jun gave a timely soft laugh. "Senior, have you always acted so rashly?"
"Bold!" The Divine Thought flew into a rage. Until then, it had not paid Feng Jun any attention at all.
In its eyes, Yi Jue barely counted as a minor nuisance, but that Little Golden Core... what was he supposed to be?
Frankly speaking, calling him an ant would have been an insult to ants.
So it had not cared in the slightest what he was,