Yu Ci understood what Duanmu Senqiu meant: nothing more than having him take the lead and bargain with Sword Discussion Pavilion. At present, setting aside those few from the great clans, only his side had the qualifications to do so. The others had yet to amount to much.
Unfortunately, he truly had little interest in it. Most of his attention was already focused on the information he had just obtained. Ghost Loathing had gone ahead with Lu Ya in tow, and Yu Ci was waiting for news from that side. As for Duanmu Senqiu's request, he merely asked:
"What arrangements do you all have?"
"With this great upheaval upon us, the Heavenly Demons have come from beyond the heavens, and their momentum is difficult to contain. Our manpower is thin; I fear we will never be able to join this conflict again. The best course now is to settle matters with Sword Discussion Pavilion as soon as possible and extricate ourselves quickly."
In the end, they wanted to eat from the bowl while eyeing the pot. But when it came time to add firewood and boil the water, they were unwilling...
Yu Ci laughed soundlessly and nodded. "Brother Shang speaks reasonably. Where do you plan to leave from?"
Shang He was choked speechless at once.
Although the spiritual veins of the Eastern Splendor Peaks had shifted, this was still a Self-Created World, relatively independent. The entrances and exits remained under Sword Discussion Pavilion's control. As for the Void Rifts scattered throughout, they were one-way passages—one could enter, but not leave. If their group wanted to depart, it was easy to imagine that they would be skinned alive once more.
How could Sword Discussion Pavilion's advantage be so easily taken?
At this time, Ghost Loathing had already made a gain. Without