"Yes!" Seeing everyone's surprise, Fairy Cang hurried forward and said, "That demon beast has already reached the Heaven-and-Earth Realm and is highly intelligent. When it senses us opening the entrance to the secret realm, it may detect our presence and wait by the entrance to ambush us!" She paused, noticing their expressions change, then shifted her tone. "But rest assured! Our first group will enter ahead of everyone else. Wait until you hear our signal before going in!"
"All right!" Somewhat reassured, everyone hastily agreed. It made sense: although the elder demon beast had a beast's form, its intelligence was no different from a cultivator's. Naturally, it would devise ways to ambush them.
Just then!
"Ahem! I have another question!" The Purple-Haired Cultivator suddenly gave a light cough and spoke up.
"Please go ahead, Fellow Daoist Hongyu!" Huang Huatian and Fairy Cang exchanged a glance before hastily replying.
"Now that we've all come this far, shouldn't you two tell us exactly what kind of elder demon beast it is?" the Purple-Haired Cultivator, Hongyu, asked. He no longer cared that Yellow Ridge Gate had invited Lao De instead of him before. It turned out they had wanted Lao De for something more dangerous, so he naturally let that matter drop. But Yellow Ridge Gate had yet to tell them anything about the elder demon beast, and he certainly would not foolishly march to his death.
"Yes! Naturally, we'll tell everyone!" Fairy Cang replied calmly. In truth, when Yellow Ridge Gate had originally considered recruiting Hongyu as an elder, she had strongly opposed it. His divine abilities and cultivation were impressive, but he had a fatal flaw: he was selfish and suspicious. If Yellow Ridge Gate ran into trouble, this fellow would probably be the first to flee. That was why she