Zhai Que'er's reasoning was quite sufficient; the more they were at their realm, the better they understood the terrifying nature of Earth Immortal grand masters.
As the battlefield in the final stage of the battle between seven Earth Immortals, the extent of the destruction at Donghua Palace could be described as utterly devastated, which was putting it mildly. The void order there was chaotic, the vital qi of heaven and earth was nearly exhausted, and the power radiated during the Earth Immortal battle, because its true intent did not disperse, still floated around the battlefield, forming an extremely complex and dangerous environment.
Yu Ci and the others might not necessarily fear such an environment, but if they were careless, they would also be in rather a tight spot. More importantly, if the commotion was too large and alerted the Sword Discussion Pavilion, which had always maintained an outer-relaxed and inner-tight stance and kept close attention on this place, the situation would become rather awkward.
The Demonic Sect indeed had a temporary alliance with the Sword Discussion Pavilion, but judging from their previous cooperation, one also knew how thin that foundation was.
Both sides had many matters that they definitely did not want the other party to participate in and know about.
Take Zhai Que'er for example; what she least wanted the Sword Discussion Pavilion to participate in acquiring was neither the "Primordial Donghua Jade Scroll" and related true interpretations that laid the foundation for Donghua True Lord's Dao; nor was it the "Twelve Heavens of Jade Firmament's Profound Passage", which might possess a complete cultivation system and was inextricably linked with the Demonic Sect—these two canons, though immeasurably valuable, might still not catch the eyes of top sword immortals.
What was truly sensitive was actually that "Sovereign Sky Demon Soul