"Fellow Daoist Luo, with your strength, you could cross the wilderness alone without worry. Why insist on traveling with us?"
Above the desolate mountain forest, A fleet of three enormous Flying Boats cleaved through the clouds high overhead, churning up layer upon layer of air currents as it flew toward Wilderness City.
On the deck of the lead Flying Boat, Wu Tianhao wore a bitter smile as he spoke to the figure standing beside him.
He could hardly be blamed for reacting this way.
This journey of his
was meant to escort supplies transported from the Tiannan Region Cultivation World to Wilderness City, the forward outpost in Southern Yue.
Because of the collapse of the front lines, Wilderness City, once a bridgehead deep in the rear of Southern Yue, had also begun to grow unstable.
From time to time, demonic cultivators crossed the boundless wilderness to launch raids on these vital rear-area locations.
Among them, supply fleets like theirs were prime targets for those demonic cultivators roaming behind the lines.
Although Wu Tianhao's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Sixth Level of the Out-of-Body Realm, placing him among the middle-to-upper ranks in the war between the two regions, escorting these provisions still left Wu Tianhao on edge throughout the journey.
At times, even the slightest rustle in the wind
could trigger an immediate reaction from him.
And against this backdrop, this disciple of the God Calculation Sect, who called himself Luo Jiuzhang, had suddenly appeared on the deck of the lead Flying Boat and asked to hitch a ride.
Faced with someone of such unknown origins, Wu Tianhao naturally had no desire to take him aboard.
Yet even after Wu Tianhao clearly refused him, the other man acted like a shameless rogue and forcibly stayed behind.
He claimed