Although quite a few farces had erupted before their departure, Xie Qiming, enamored of Sikong Xue, ultimately joined the group anyway.
Ye Xiu looked at the cultivators of all shapes and appearances around him. A peculiar gleam flickered faintly in his eyes.
Xu Qing still wore his usual cold expression. He surveyed everything around them from side to side, recording all that he saw and heard.
For a cultivator skilled at using his mind, the surrounding environment could become the basis for his final and most powerful judgment.
The more he saw, the more he analyzed; the more he knew, the more adaptable he became.
The group traveled at a fair pace. Sikong Xue led from the front while Xie Qiming guarded the rear. Judging from the calm, composed expressions of the cultivators following them, gathering materials outside the city was clearly something they were already quite adept at.
As newcomers following the group for the first time, Ye Xiu and Xu Qing remained in the very center of the formation.
"Even after being corrupted, these people seem to retain a measure of consciousness. Compared to cultivators of the same realm, their physiques are stronger, and the power they can accumulate is greater."
"To some extent, could this be a direction for future evolution?"
Ye Xiu spoke to Xu Qing beside him.
Xu Qing merely nodded and did not offer much of a reply.
When matters concerning the future were involved, he feared that his shallow understanding might cause something to go wrong.
Thus, whenever Ye Xiu brought up such topics, Xu Qing usually acted as though he knew nothing unless Ye Xiu specifically asked for his answer.
"Boring."
Ye Xiu found Xu Qing's attitude rather dull.
He continued onward with the group, occasionally instructing Liu Wuxie on something as