Faced with Liu Yu's question, the others were struck speechless and fell silent.
Indeed, why should they go to the rescue?
None of them were fools. A moment's thought was enough to understand his point, but although they could accept the logic, their emotions could not immediately follow.
Were they simply to abandon dozens of Sects disciples, over a hundred cultivators from Qing Province, and hundreds upon hundreds of rogue cultivators?
Among those cultivators were many familiar faces-fellow disciples of their own sects!
Watching their changing expressions, Liu Yu could roughly guess their tangled emotions, yet his heart remained utterly still.
With humans and demons locked in conflict, this would neither be the first such incident nor the last.
The cruel Cultivation World had no room for tender sentiment!
"Now, does anyone still wish to go to their rescue?"
"If you volunteer to go, I will not stop you. You need only hand over your current duties first."
Liu Yu set down his teacup and spoke evenly.
"..."
Yan Kai and the others exchanged glances, but none said a word.
Although the plight of their fellow disciples in Third Satellite City stirred a pang of sympathy, actually risking their own lives to rescue them... they would rather not.
Compared with their own safety, so-called fellowship between disciples amounted to nothing.
Having expected this, Liu Yu watched their reactions without the slightest ripple in his heart.
The immortal path prized self-interest.
He smiled faintly, then his expression turned solemn as he immediately issued orders:
"The beast tide has erupted in full force. It is now little more than a hundred li from Golden Spear City. The four satellite cities hang by a thread, and the enemy could arrive beneath our walls at any moment."
"Go immediately and activate the city's protective