Clearly, Xu Taiping had also guessed that the Blood Cultivator was likely hiding behind this Bronze Gate.
Xu Taiping immediately added:
"Unless something unexpected has happened, the Spiritual Power these Blood Infants devoured from us should all have been absorbed by that Blood Cultivator."
Dongfang Yuejian immediately frowned.
"It can both wear us down and strengthen itself. In a sense, this Blood Infant truly is an extremely powerful Blood Cultivator Treasure."
Xuanzhi looked at Xu Taiping with some concern.
"Brother Taiping, why not let us shoulder some of the burden for you?"
Dongfang Yuejian nodded as well.
"Gu Yu probably won't be able to open this Bronze Gate anytime soon. Let Master Xuanzhi and me hold them off for a while, Eldest Brother Taiping, so you can conserve more of your strength."
Dongfang Yuejian added:
"After all, once we enter this Bronze Gate, we will very likely still have to face that Blood Cultivator."
Xu Taiping was just about to agree when Gu Yu suddenly shouted from behind him:
"Upper Immortals, I'll be able to... open this gate very soon!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Yuejian was about to urge Gu Yu not to rush, but unexpectedly, veins suddenly bulged on Mo Yu's forehead. Throwing caution to the wind, she seized the scalding door ring tightly with both hands and slammed it down.
"Bang!"
As this knock rang out, the three were about to use the interval between knocks to stop Gu Yu's reckless behavior. Yet unexpectedly, Gu Yu's hands did not release the door ring as before. Instead, he kept his grip tight and slammed it heavily against the Bronze Gate again.
"Bang!"
With another heavy knock, the gap in the gate, originally only two fingers wide, suddenly widened to five fingers.
While the three were still astonished by how quickly