When Jin Xun saw the two enter the grand array and the nine chains cease attacking him, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief. But then his nerves tensed again.
He knew that the two halting their attacks was merely a temporary measure born of weighing the odds.
If he could not produce terms that satisfied them, they would certainly strike again.
Though the battle just now had been brief, it had been exceedingly perilous, and he had expended a considerable amount of mana.
If they fought again, he feared he would be hard-pressed to escape death.
Jin Xun instinctively wanted to seize the chance to recover some mana. Just as he was about to take out medicinal pills, he remembered that his storage ring was still in Mi Hai's hands. He could only cup his fists, put on a grateful smile, and speak to the two descending figures.
"Thank you both, fellow Daoists, for showing mercy."
Song Wen hovered several zhang in front of Jin Xun, his expression as cold and indifferent as frost.
"Fellow Daoist Jin Xun, tell us what you know about the Purple Spirit Ginseng and Heavenly Star Grass. If you satisfy me, perhaps you may still have a thread of life."
He could not be bothered to keep referring to himself as a monk and directly addressed Jin Xun as "fellow Daoist."
Jin Xun glanced at the two who had arrived one after the other, then looked up and surveyed the array barrier around them before replying.
"This matter is of grave importance and must not leak in the slightest. I ask Master Mi Hai to activate the array and cut off the prying eyes of outsiders."
Song Wen did not refuse this request. After firing several hand seals into the array disk, a vast