Lin Fei could not help wanting to laugh when he heard Mu Qianfan's explanation.
He was clearly looking down on him, yet dressed it up in such high-sounding words.
But Lin Fei was not petty and did not take it to heart.
"Elder Mu, Elder Mai, thank you both for your hard work."
"I'll take my leave now."
After returning, Lin Fei first went to visit Yan Qingcheng.
Yan Qingcheng had burned her cultivation essence during the battle, causing her cultivation to fall from the late Spirit Transformation Realm to the middle stage.
Had the essence of her Water God Dharma Form not been renowned for its immense magical power, she would likely have fallen to the early Spirit Transformation Realm.
"Senior Sister Yan, why did you burn your cultivation essence?"
"Ah, the situation was desperate. We all thought we were doomed. Besides, you weren't taking part in this operation, so I thought you might not know we were trapped..."
Their assault on the Earth Dragon Sect had turned out to be a strike at empty air.
Lin Fei realized that his overt stratagem had failed.
The Earth Dragon Sect would inevitably make a comeback and take revenge on the Mystic Heart Sect.
He had communicated with the Demonic Womb Clone and had everyone from the Mountain Sea Alliance withdraw first to deceive the Earth Dragon Sect's spies.
His original plan had been for the Demonic Womb Clone to leave Dongfang Qingcang's Corpse Puppet behind as a precaution.
He had never expected this.
When the Demonic Womb Clone turned back, he happened to encounter the Earth Dragon Sect and the Blood Bat Sect besieging the Mystic Heart Sect.
Fearing that the Mystic Heart Sect could not hold out, Lin Fei had the Demonic Womb Clone act first and break through