It wasn't just Xu Lu.
Luo Bin, Qin Tianqing, and Shangguan Xingyue looked equally grave.
It was because of the force of the mountain's collapse, but even more because of what Xu Lu had said.
"So what if he saw you? With a collapse of this magnitude, even a cult leader would struggle to escape unscathed. Even if the person who came was that so-called Mountain Lord, he's only a master. Could a Taoist Grounds that practices ghost cultivation really enjoy the protection of fate? How much protection would it take to keep that master alive?" Hu Taiqing said coldly.
"He could also have used yin spirit projection. Oh, no, a pure spirit ghost. You wouldn't understand, you old geezer. Still, it'd be great if he died. Once his body dies, there's a Yellow Father Ghost waiting to eat him," Fourth Master Gray squeaked.
Hu Taiqing frowned again, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"That's true. If his body dies, the Yellow Father Ghost will eat him. There's no way he can escape unscathed." Xu Lu nodded.
"Unless it isn't a false yin spirit," Qin Tianqing said thoughtfully.
He couldn't understand Fourth Master Gray, but he could piece together the details of their conversation from Xu Lu's words.
"If it's not a false yin spirit, then we're all set..." Xu Lu abruptly stopped speaking.
Then the corner of his mouth twitched, and he forced a smile. "Mr. Qin, that isn't funny."
"Mr. Xu, I wasn't joking." Qin Tianqing's eyes were solemn. "Anything is possible. A little extra caution never hurts."
"When he saw you, did he recognize anything?" Qin Tianqing asked again.
"What could he recognize? He only saw my living soul and realized someone had engineered the collapse. Something happened here, so naturally someone had to have come and