"Heehee!" Ji Xingzi suddenly giggled at those words and said with playful indignation, "Oh, Sister Iron, you're teasing me. I was only asking! We want to go out and help too, don't we, Fellow Daoist Bai?" As she spoke that last sentence, she turned to Bai Longfei, her smile blooming like a flower.
"Hehe, that's right!" Bai Longfei replied with a beaming smile, seemingly having forgotten entirely that the Bai Household had lost the earlier contest.
"Hehe, I'm just as anxious as you are, but I trust Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Dong to do everything they can!" Iron Lady said, smiling just as brightly.
"Don't let your guard down! They've intensified their attacks again! Pour in your magic power!" the Golden-Armored Cultivator suddenly shouted.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Everyone hurriedly formed hand seals and chanted, sending their magic power shooting toward the five-colored light barrier overhead...
Leaving aside that little exchange within the grounds, Li Xiaoya remained hidden behind a tree trunk, invisible and alert. He extended his divine sense toward the group of Demonic Path cultivators he had detected, ready to support Dong Santong at any moment if he was discovered. Fortunately, none of the cultivators over there seemed to have noticed Dong Santong, which set his mind considerably at ease.
"Hm?" Li Xiaoya suddenly paused inwardly, then appeared out of thin air and called, "Fatty!"
Whoosh! Dong Santong flickered into view thirty feet above Li Xiaoya. Frowning, he asked, "Hey, Senior Brother, how did you spot me?"
"Your Invisibility Art is impressive, but if someone's divine sense is strong enough, they can still detect you when you get too close," Li Xiaoya said calmly. After a pause, he continued, "And without a clone to conceal your presence, you're even easier to spot."
"What? Senior Brother, is