This time, the Celestial Xia delegation had decided to visit the various domains separately. Only Daoist You had no plans to depart at once, intending instead to continue studying array instruments within Fuqing Way.
Daoist Zhengqing and Jiao Yao each had places they intended to visit.
Jiao Yao meant to visit his fellow true dragons in Northern Unfinished Way. Reminded by Zhang Yu, he had anticipated that someone might try to obstruct him. Thus, he was in no hurry to set out. Instead, using the token Yi Wu had given him, he sought to invite the man over to guide them there. If Yi Wu would not come, he would rather not set out at all.
He had confidence in doing this. After speaking with Yi Wu last time, he had felt that this fellow kindred spirit was very forthright and would most likely agree.
Events unfolded just as he had expected. Yi Wu cared greatly for this fellow clansman. Upon receiving his message, he rushed over immediately. After hearing Jiao Yao's request to visit Northern Unfinished Way, he did not waste a word before leading him toward his own domain.
Yet this disrupted Daoist Xing's arrangements.
Daoist Xing had arranged four groups to deal with the Celestial Xia delegation, each corresponding to one Celestial Xia Upper Layer cultivator.
For Daoist Zhengqing's group, Daoist Xing had arranged two people, one of whom was Yi Wu. But upon sensing Jiao Yao's message, Yi Wu ignored Daoist Xing's instructions altogether and came directly to Jiao Yao.
This caused the other cultivator originally prepared to confront Daoist Zhengqing to likewise abandon the task Daoist Xing had assigned him.
That person had never truly been interested in fighting an external body to the death. He had only remained there out of respect for Daoist