At Gu Yunxiao's words, Zi JI and Bi Ji felt joy they could barely contain.
Zi JI, in particular, was overjoyed.
She had only been out with Gu Yunxiao for this short time, yet her strength had already surpassed Bi Ji and the Myriad Demon King, drawing very close to Xiong Jun's.
She had a feeling that this trip to the treasure land would be her chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with Xiong Jun.
"The young master truly is our race's lucky star." Looking at Gu Yunxiao's back, Bi Ji felt a warm, comforting glow in her heart.
She even felt fortunate-fortunate that she had been able to become intimate with Gu Yunxiao.
Although Gu Yunxiao did not feel the same deep affection for them that he did for their lord and the Auspicious Beast, he still treated them well and never shortchanged them.
"Young master, I'll work hard." Bi Ji's gaze grew ever more resolute.
Gu Yunxiao's feelings for them were not deep, but that was all right.
As long as their love for him ran deep, affection would surely blossom with time. Even a little would leave them content.
"We're almost there. The valley ahead."
Gu Yunxiao's voice broke into Bi Ji's thoughts.
The four women instinctively looked over. A few meters ahead of the poisonous miasma lay a sheer drop, with a mist-shrouded valley below.
"This mist can actually block spiritual power." The Snow Empress was slightly surprised.
She tried to probe the valley below with her spiritual power, only to learn nothing. The mist above the valley blocked it and pushed it back.
Zi JI, Bi Ji, and the Ice Empress tried as well, but their results were no different from the Snow Empress's. They could not sense what lay below.
"Hm? Divine power?"
Deep