In fact!
Although the Golden Dragon Princess and her fellow cultivators said nothing outwardly, they were constantly exchanging voice transmissions in secret, apparently drawing up a plan...
"...I've decided. If we encounter Li Xiaoya later, we won't rush to attack. We'll wait for the right moment, then strike. Ideally, we'll kill Li Xiaoya with a single blow and reclaim that thing! As for the Myriad Tribulations Spirit Immortal Herb, we'll see if an opportunity presents itself!"
"Good!"
Some of the demon beasts were exchanging voice transmissions as well...
"Tsk! Those traveling with the Wind-Snow Eagle should be cultivators, right?"
"They're definitely cultivators! Dragon Cultivators from the Ancient Dragon Continent, most likely!"
"Then why are they with the Wind-Snow Eagle? Are they the Heavenly Dome Emperor's subordinates?"
"Haven't you heard? These Dragon Cultivators have the Heavenly Dome Emperor's permission...!"
"...!"
As it turned out...
As the Golden Dragon Princess and her party of Golden Dragon Race cultivators traveled here, demon beasts filled the surrounding tens of thousands of miles, including quite a few at the Mighty One Stage...
There was simply no way to hide from so many demon beasts without being discovered...
Especially with so many Mighty One Stage demon beasts among them...
Following far behind was no solution either. That would leave them unable to reach the front of the gathering in time, and even if Li Xiaoya appeared, they would have no chance to seize that treasure...
With so many high-rank demon beasts around, remaining undetected through invisibility or similar divine abilities was impossible too...
Nearly all the demon beasts within tens of millions of miles had gathered here...
However.
The moment the Golden Dragon Princess and her companions appeared, the demon beasts discovered them...
They were nearly surrounded and attacked...
Fortunately, the Golden Dragon Princess had