As his thoughts turned, Su Shi'er's true body continued to act.
He set up dozens of grand formations in succession, concealing most of them within the surrounding space.
Only when Hu Yijin and his group returned from outside the valley with over a hundred cultivators did he stop what he was doing.
Hu Yijin, meanwhile, swept the valley with his divine sense but failed to find any trace of Su Shi'er's Nascent Soul, causing him to frown in confusion.
"Hm? Where is Fellow Daoist Wang?"
Just as he was puzzled, Su Shi'er's true body quietly arrived.
"Fellow Daoist Hu, simply leave these people to me."
"And you are?" Hu Yijin's pupils contracted sharply as he swiftly sized up the figure before him, his eyes filled with wariness.
Among the many cultivators in the Hundred Thousand Mines, his cultivation and strength were not considered poor. Yet facing Su Shi'er's true body, he felt a faint unease.
More than that, he knew full well that the person before him was far stronger than himself.
"I am Han Yu, a close friend of Fellow Daoist Wang Su. He is currently in secluded cultivation, so I will handle the matters that follow."
Su Shi'er spoke calmly, a faint confidence flowing between his brows.
And that confidence came from strength.
Against people from Bi Yun Xuan, he could not be certain of victory. After all, there were cultivators among them at the Out of Body stage and even higher realms.
But against the cultivators before him, even if something unexpected happened, he could still handle it with ease.
"So it is Fellow Daoist Han. I am Hu Yijin; greetings, Fellow Daoist. Might Fellow Daoist Han have any other arrangements for the matters ahead?"
Hu Yijin promptly answered with a smile, though his gaze involuntarily swept