"Damn it. The Yang God realm can't enter, or we could have invited Eldest Senior Brother here. He'd definitely be able to kill that damned monster."
Among the Azure Luan Sect's group, someone could not help speaking up, his face full of unwillingness and indignation.
No one responded to him. This defeat had dealt them too great a blow. They had never expected to be ambushed halfway there before they had even neared their target.
That monster was unimaginably strong.
Several of them had been injured the instant they met it. Then, more than twenty of them had joined forces, yet they were still no match for it. They had been chased for hundreds of miles before finally shaking it off.
Its strength was overwhelming. Facing it felt like facing a Yang God cultivator; there was simply no way to fight it head-on.
The blow was especially severe because they had not even reached their destination before being driven back midway.
The gap between expectation and reality was simply too great.
They had come for the Heavenly Lotus in the lake, intending to prove that the Azure Luan Sect was still the foremost sect in Li Province, that it still possessed formidable foundations.
"I said from the start that we shouldn't have set our sights so high. We should have looked for more ordinary treasures first, instead of coming for the Heavenly Lotus. Even within the painting, it's one of a kind—exceptionally miraculous."
Before long, someone spoke, deeply dissatisfied, believing this choice had been a mistake.
It was Gu An, one of the Azure Luan Sect's five Yin God cultivators.
"Ordinary? In a secret realm like this, where would you find anything ordinary?" Someone immediately spoke coldly, sneering. "Oh, right. I heard Grand Elder Su's final disciple came too. He