Xu Taiping's expression tightened at those words. He immediately froze Yundaozi's phantom image and fixed his gaze on Immortal Elder Wuji.
"Immortal Elder, is there something you're keeping from me? Didn't you say that as long as we had the Heavenly King's Skull, we could enter the entrance to Taiqing Paradise?"
Immortal Elder Wuji immediately said solemnly:
"That's right. I did conceal a few things from you about the entrance to Taiqing Paradise."
Then he took a deep breath and said:
"With the Blood Skeleton Head, we can indeed enter that entrance without fearing those Heavenly Soldier Skeletons."
"But neither Moon Candle Heavenly Lord nor I can confirm whether it truly is the entrance to Taiping Paradise."
"As for this, judging by our first encounter with the monsters inside that passage, we need a great many Soulfire Stones to replenish our Divine Essence. Otherwise, we simply cannot remain in that passage for long."
"But originally, time was pressing. Before that passage closed, we simply didn't have enough time to gather Soulfire Stones."
"What little time remained could only be spent retrieving the Heavenly King's Skull."
At this point, Xu Taiping's brows knitted tightly as he said:
"So you planned to force your way through that passage after retrieving the skull?"
Immortal Elder Wuji nodded.
"Moon Candle Heavenly Lord's Divine Soul has undergone trials across three lifetimes and is incomparably powerful. Though there are risks, it isn't entirely hopeless."
Only then did Xu Taiping finally understand. He immediately drew a deep breath, shaken by the danger they had nearly faced.
"There's hope, but not much, is that right?"
Immortal Elder Wuji nodded gravely, but then the corners of his mouth lifted again.
"Xu Taiping, you may not yet understand exactly what Moon Candle Heavenly Lord and I are searching for."
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