Old Ancestor Xuanming was left speechless by Zhou Xuan's scathing rebuke.
He opened his mouth to argue, only to find he had no grounds for a rebuttal.
Zhou Xuan's forceful declaration instantly quelled the panic on deck.
Old Ancestor Cangwu took a deep breath and slid his longsword back into its sheath.
He walked over to Zhou Xuan, looked at the blood-red coordinates on the star map, and asked a question.
"Token Master, since we can't avoid it, what should we do next?"
Old Ancestor Cangwu's tone was pragmatic.
"These blood-red coordinates are extremely far from Central Province, with vast stretches of unknown seas and void turbulence between us. We know nothing about this faction. Charging straight to their doorstep would indeed be extremely risky."
He pointed at the intricate routes on the star map.
"We should at least find out what demons and monsters lurk at those blood-red coordinates, how many Longevity Realm cultivators they have, and whether they possess any Immortal Court Relics."
Old Ancestor Cangwu looked at Zhou Xuan.
"Only by knowing ourselves and our enemy can we stand a chance of winning."
Zhou Xuan gave a cold laugh after hearing Old Ancestor Cangwu's analysis.
"Investigate their background? No need to make it so complicated."
Without launching into a lengthy explanation, Zhou Xuan reached straight into his robes.
He pulled out a piece of wood emitting a faint, eerie green glow and ran his fingers over it.
The surface of the wood was covered in sealing runes.
It was precisely the piece of soul-calming wood Zhou Xuan had used in the Immortal-Burying Abyss to seal the divine soul of the Court Guardian Pavilion's Old Woman.
The moment he took out the soul-calming wood, the surrounding temperature dropped by more than ten degrees.
Its eerie green glow looked