Xu Taiping, whose divine soul had now returned to his body, shook his head with a smile.
"No, you did very well."
Ping'an also let out a long breath.
"Without you, Xiaohei, Qiu Qianche would probably have escaped with his Primordial Spirit outside his body, just like those other eight cultivators."
Xiaohei wagged his tail rapidly.
"It was what I should do."
Just then, Xu Taiping looked down and discovered Xiahou You, Qu Chao Ci, and the others standing aboard an Immortal Boat, staring at them with horror written across their faces.
Seeing this, Xu Taiping immediately revealed his true appearance, then smiled at Xiahou You and Qu Chao Ci.
"Miss Xiao You, Miss Chao Ci."
Once they saw Xu Taiping's face clearly and heard his voice, the expressions on Xiahou You's and Qu Chao Ci's faces abruptly changed from astonishment to delight.
Then Xiahou You waved vigorously.
"Young master!"
Yet even at such close range, Xiahou You's voice sounded barely audible, as though something were blocking it.
Just as Xu Taiping and Ping'an were puzzling over this, Qu Chao Ci, aboard the Immortal Boat, suddenly sent out the flying sword behind her.
Bang!
But the sword had only flown a few dozen zhang upward before an invisible barrier stopped it.
Xu Taiping immediately frowned.
"This Immortal Boat has been sealed too?"
Just then, Old Daoist Huang suddenly came to Xu Taiping's side and spoke in a very calm tone.
"Don't worry. This should merely be a seal created using spatial turbulence. This Old Man noticed it earlier, but completely undoing it will still take a little time."
Xu Taiping immediately nodded.
"That puts my mind at ease."
With that, he flew straight down to the Immortal Boat, then spoke to Xiahou You and Qu Chao Ci through the seal.