Half a day later, Lu Ye walked side by side with Su Yan, chatting softly. Su Yun and Zhu Yin trailed several steps behind, while the Eight-tailed Fox Demon followed at the very back.
The group of five made their way unhurriedly toward the upper levels.
With Green Mantis's death in battle, this plot led by the Insect and Blood Races had ended in complete failure.
The deaths of ordinary Uniting Dao cultivators in this conflict were one thing, but Green Mantis and Xue Ni had both been Cosmos-tier City Lord-level figures. Talents like them were extraordinarily precious wherever they went.
Including the battle on the Starry Sky Chessboard some time ago, where Black Blood and Li Shuai had perished, the Insect and Blood Races had lost four such powerhouses in a short span of time, along with Jiao, whose strength was in no way inferior to a Cosmos-tier City Lord's.
Two Cosmos-tier Uniting Dao Cities had also been destroyed.
Even Blood Calamity, cold-hearted as he was, would likely feel the sting of such losses.
Not long after Green Mantis died, Xuan Wuji and the other Uniting Dao cultivators bid their farewells and departed. They had come at someone's request to rescue Lu Ye, and now that their purpose had been fulfilled, they naturally had no desire to linger on the lower levels.
After this incident, they had forged ties with the Dragon and Phoenix Races. Should they ever ask for aid in the future, the Dragon and Phoenix Races would certainly not stand idly by.
Before leaving, however, Xuan Wuji spoke with Lu Ye for a while. He seemed extremely interested in Lu Ye's Sharpness Dao Intent, merely saying that once Lu Ye reached Level Ninety-Nine as well, they could exchange insights if the opportunity arose.
Lu Ye naturally