While the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape and the Earth Savage Bull were fighting, Song Wen, Wei Qian, Ye Bing, and Xiao Ying seized the chance to head east, toward the outskirts of the mountain range.
The battle here had been earth-shattering, enough to topple mountains and shake the heavens, yet it had not drawn any other demonic beasts.
Thus, it could roughly be inferred that there were no more powerful demonic beasts nearby.
Moreover, the victor between the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape and the Earth Savage Bull could come after them at any moment. The four had no mind to sneak about and all traveled at top speed.
Still, the four tacitly chose to travel together.
Should they run into another powerful demonic beast, there would at least be others to divert its attention.
This was the shared thought of all four.
"Fellow Daoist Gou Jun, you hid yourself quite deeply. I never imagined that you were actually a Spirit Transformation cultivator. You truly kept us in the dark all along the way," Wei Qian said.
His attitude toward Song Wen no longer carried its former arrogance and command; it had become far more amicable.
"It was merely a measure of expediency. I hope Fellow Daoist Wei Qian can forgive me," Song Wen said.
Wei Qian said, "Which cultivator among us does not tread with caution at every step, as if walking on thin ice? I understand your actions very well, Fellow Daoist. You need not take them to heart. However, your method of concealing your aura is quite miraculous. Do you rely on some kind of treasure, or a particular cultivation technique?"
The moment Wei Qian said this, Xiao Ying and Ye Bing appeared unmoved, continuing on their way with serious expressions. Yet inwardly, they focused their attention and waited for