The moment he said that!
"What?" Everyone stared at Xu Shaogui in surprise. In terms of strength, although there were only five of them, they had all realized that Li Xiaoya was also at the late Mighty One stage. That made their combined strength formidable. None of them had suffered injuries or expended much magic power, either. Although Blood Demon Baleful Intent still had quite a few cultivators with him, they clearly could not match this group. Yet Xu Shaogui objected to slaughtering them all? Naturally, everyone was rather surprised...
"Tch! I never said I intended to spare Blood Demon Baleful Intent!" Seeing their expressions, Xu Shaogui smacked his lips and said gravely. After a pause, he continued, "Everyone, if we fight in this mist, that damned bunch with Blood Demon Baleful Intent might be no match for us at all. But this mist is so powerful that escaping would be far too easy for them. Once they flee into it, I'm afraid we'll never find them again!"
"...!" Understanding dawned on everyone. Li Xiaoya also looked enlightened. In truth, he already understood this, but after flying for so long, he had sunk deeper and deeper into this illusory formation and could no longer find a way out. Xu Shaogui had happened to mention that he knew how to advance through it, so Li Xiaoya actually intended to have him lead the way...
However, since Li Xiaoya had supposedly never interacted with these cultivators before, he should not have known any of this. That was why he had made the suggestion-his real purpose was merely to get Xu Shaogui to lead them... With that thought in mind, he quickly said, "But here inside this illusory formation, we don't know where it leads, so..."
"Rest assured, fellow Daoist!" Xu Shaogui cut