Yin Qingxue nodded lightly and tossed the Sacred Spirit Token gifted by the Blood Cloud Daoist to the figure that appeared before him.
His hand seals shifted again, and the figure took the token and strode forward without hesitation toward the towering peak ahead.
As for Su Shi'er and Yin Qingxue, after exchanging a glance, each produced a talisman and concealed their figures and auras where they stood.
Inside a cave on one of the Sacred Spirit Cult's peaks.
The Blood Cloud Daoist still sat cross-legged before the massive cauldron. His half-closed eyes seemed to remain fixed on deciphering the mysteries of the Nine Revolutions Pill before him. His bearing was steady, his breathing long and even, as though asleep yet not asleep, without the slightest difference from before.
The other two Nascent Soul cultivators at his sides likewise sat cross-legged without moving.
The two were also studying the pill, yet they were clearly guarding against the Blood Cloud Daoist as well.
Suddenly, a Magic Array above the cave ceiling silently lit up.
The Blood Cloud Daoist remained as unmoving as a mountain, seemingly unaware of the Magic Array appearing overhead.
Meanwhile, Du Ziwén and Feng Yuanxiu opened their eyes at once. After exchanging a glance, they began communicating in secret.
"Hmm? The array is sounding an alarm. Does this mean... someone carrying a Sacred Spirit Token has entered the main peak?"
"Those two youngsters truly are not the peaceable sort. At least one of them must be a spy from another faction. But... acting so quickly is rather too impatient, isn't it?"
"After all, one is at Foundation Establishment and the other at the Golden Core stage. They are alchemists who primarily study the Dao of alchemy. It is normal for their temperaments to lack sufficient steadiness."
"The Saintess