"We shouldn't touch them for now," Song Wen replied through voice transmission. "Once these four die, the Zhan Clan will inevitably fall into turmoil and might even be wiped out by another faction. We still need the Zhan Clan to guard the Teleportation Array. Otherwise, if it's destroyed because of unrest in the clan after we reach Central Profound Province, we'll have no choice but to spend long years flying back across that vast distance."
"Fine. We'll spare them for now and deal with them when we return," Ying Wu said reluctantly.
Then, led by Zhan Ji and the other three, Ying Wu and Song Wen arrived at a main hall.
After they took their seats, the four eagerly tried to ingratiate themselves with Ying Wu, but he showed little interest in entertaining them.
After a few perfunctory replies, Ying Wu spoke up, cutting off Zhan Ji's endless chatter.
"Fellow Daoist Zhan, we actually came today to borrow your clan's Teleportation Array."
A flicker of surprise passed through Zhan Ji's eyes before he spoke with some hesitation.
"So you came for the Teleportation Array. It's just that..."
Ying Wu's expression abruptly turned cold.
"Is something wrong with the Teleportation Array?"
"Not at all," Zhan Ji hurriedly explained. "Our clan's Teleportation Array leads to Central Profound Province, but it's so far away that few people ever travel there. If you wish to go, I'm afraid we won't be able to find anyone to accompany you anytime soon. And with such a vast distance between Falling Star Province and Central Profound Province, activating the array requires an enormous quantity of spirit stones..."
At this point, Song Wen and Ying Wu understood what he meant without needing him to continue.
He was simply saying that teleportation required a tremendous number of spirit stones,