Golden Spirit True Monk and Hundred Refinements True Lord had also stayed behind in the hall.
The two looked at Talisman True Lord Luan and Blood Cloud True Lord.
Seeing them hesitate, neither knowing how to begin, Hundred Refinements True Lord broke the silence first.
"Activate the Fifth Stage formation and break through inside the mountain-protecting array. Nothing will happen. Don't underestimate the secret arts of this world, but don't overestimate them either," Hundred Refinements True Lord said.
He then took out a jade slip.
It bore the likenesses of three cultivators.
All three had once been Golden Core prodigies of Medicine King Valley. They had vanished from sight long ago; now, it seemed, Medicine King Valley had hidden them away.
And since nothing had happened to them all this time, the two felt reassured.
They knew they should not learn too much at a time like this.
They also feared that if they knew too much, the Penglai Sect would strike without regard for the consequences.
After all, even Medicine King Valley was deeply wary of the Penglai Sect doing just that. Otherwise, revealing this matter would have left the Penglai Sect, if not struggling at every step, at least without its former ability to rally others. Most forces would also have fled to other regions through teleportation arrays.
Yet Medicine King Valley had not done so despite those benefits. That alone showed the depth of its fear.
"Thank you for telling us, fellow Daoist Hundred Refinements." Talisman True Lord Luan nodded, fitting this together with his own suspicions.
The two soon departed.
Once they were gone, Hundred Refinements True Lord turned to Golden Spirit True Monk, puzzlement suddenly showing in his eyes.
If he remembered correctly, the Heavenly Heart Silkworm Grass that Golden Spirit True Monk had traded