Just then, Ning Daozhen and the other two were also looking around as though searching for someone.
Ning Fa thought to himself, It seems they're looking for me.
But soon, his brows knitted together. He noticed that the expressions of the three were somewhat strange.
After Ning Daozhen failed to spot him, he seemed to quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
Dan Hongzi stroked his long beard, his gaze flickering, his expression unreadable.
Xiao Han, meanwhile, wore an anxious look, even appearing somewhat irritated and enraged.
A trace of vigilance abruptly rose within Ning Fa.
Something was going on with these three!
Then Xiao Han turned to look in another direction, his lips moving slightly as though he were transmitting his voice.
Following his gaze, Ning Fa saw Ying Zhen, who was surrounded by seven or eight cultivators from the Tianwu Cultivation World.
At that moment, Ying Zhen too had furrowed brows and a dark expression, his lips moving incessantly.
Ning Fa was instantly alarmed and enraged.
Ying Zhen's strength was no trifling matter, so he did not dare release his divine sense to eavesdrop. Yet judging from the situation, the truth was already crystal clear.
Ning Daozhen and the other two had evidently already thrown in their lot with Ying Zhen. That was likely why they had been able to enter the Abyssal Heavenly Pool.
Moreover, it appeared that both sides were plotting against him. That was why Ning Daozhen and the others had deliberately arrived late—they had not wanted him to discover this.
And since they had made no move throughout the first two spirit realms, it meant they intended to deal with him in the spirit realm containing the Soul Nurturing Divine Spring.
As for why, it was highly likely that Ning Daozhen and the others knew