Xuan Jiuxiao called him "brother" at every turn, making it sound even more affectionate than between blood brothers.
Wang Daoyuan smiled. "The demon beasts in the East Sea have all been thoroughly dealt with by me.
With Zhou Luan standing guard, there is no need to worry about any problems for the time being.
I heard that Fifth-tier Demonic Beasts had appeared in the West Sea. I was worried you might not be able to handle things here, so I hurried over to help."
"Brother, please come with me. Father and the other seniors have been waiting for quite some time."
The two then concealed themselves and arrived at a cave.
True Man Lei Yan, True Man Xuan Tian, and the other Half-step Nascent Soul cultivators who had come to provide support were all there.
True Man Xuan Tian personally came to greet him at the entrance. "Daoyuan, you have finally arrived. Three Fifth-tier Demonic Beasts have appeared in succession during this time.
I was truly worried that several Fifth-tier Demonic Beasts might suddenly appear at once, leaving us unable to cope.
Now that you are here, I can finally put my mind at ease."
With that, he led him into the cave dwelling.
Wang Daoyuan bowed to everyone in the cave. "Greetings, Master and seniors."
True Man Lei Yan laughed. "You were able to slay a Mid-grade Fifth-order Netherwater Black Tortoise in the sea. It seems I still underestimated your strength before."
"This disciple exhausted every means to kill the Netherwater Black Tortoise. Fortunately, it was in the shallow sea, where that beast had nowhere to flee.
Had it been in the deep sea, I truly would not have been able to keep it there.
By the way, how strong are the Fifth-tier Demonic Beasts here?"
Demon beasts that