Blood Shadow Cult Master: "???"
When he heard Ji Yuan say that, his first instinct was to think he had misheard.
If the Desolate Ancient Continent and the Barbarian God Continent were compared to two people, then the two were now fighting—and the person the Desolate Ancient Continent had invited to help them had actually taken the Barbarian God Continent's side.
How was that possible?
It was entirely possible!
Because Blood Shadow Cult Master himself stood on the Barbarian God Continent's side. But the problem was, he had not even tried to persuade Xu Beimu before him yet. How had he already—
At once, an even bolder speculation surfaced in Blood Shadow Cult Master's mind.
Could it be that Xu Beimu had also defected to the Barbarian God Continent?!
But wasn't he from the Cloud-Rain Sect? How could the Cloud-Rain Sect possibly defect to the Barbarian God Continent?
Once that doubt arose, it lingered without fading.
Yet Blood Shadow Cult Master neither dared nor could directly ask.
So after some thought, he could only test the waters. "It seems Brother Xu has some different views on this battle situation."
"Isn't that also the case for Fellow Daoist Blood Shadow?"
Ji Yuan blurted it out without the slightest hesitation.
After saying so, he merely looked at Blood Shadow Cult Master across from him with a half-smile.
He was not flustered. Then Blood Shadow Cult Master should be the one feeling flustered.
"Brother Xu, wh-what do you mean by that? Forgive me, but I do not understand."
Blood Shadow Cult Master forced out a smile. At the same time, his Sea of Consciousness was spinning at high speed as he pondered what Ji Yuan truly meant.
Could it be—
"What do I mean?" Ji Yuan smiled and stepped forward, instantly arriving before