Zhou Tong and Zhu You exchanged a glance. Then Zhou Tong said seriously, "We will report this matter to Master, but whether he can come or not, we cannot guarantee."
They simply could not understand their master's actions, nor could they understand his arrangements.
"As long as you can deliver the news, we will already be immensely grateful," another Guardian said with a bitter smile.
What else could they do?
"Everyone, time is of the essence. We shall take our leave first!" Zhou Tong said to the Guardians.
"Alright!"
Gudoer began gathering the remaining members of the Azure Cloud Sect. Soon afterward, the group began returning to the First Realm.
The Guardians of the Clear Realm had originally decided to send Emperor Realm experts into the First Realm to help.
But now, the Clear Realm had instead become the first to face danger... How could they possibly dispatch Emperor Realm experts to battle?
They still had to preserve their strength to face the crisis that would arrive first.
"Third Junior Brother, have you completed your enlightenment?"
On the way back, Zhou Tong asked.
Zhu You said with great regret, "Along our journey, we only visited the few worlds where Xi had originally Passed the Torch. The worlds we traveled through were truly too few—far from enough.
But with things having developed this way, this is all we can do."
He wished that every world throughout the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Worlds could know his name.
Unfortunately, there were currently fewer than ten worlds.
"Did you gain anything?" Zhou Tong asked curiously.
"Of course I gained something!" Zhu You's regret carried a thread of satisfaction. "Though I only Passed the Torch in ten worlds, I can imagine what it would be like to Pass the Torch throughout the Myriad Heavens