"Fellow Daoist Nanlong, we've been flying with you for so long. How much farther is it?" the cultivator surnamed You asked doubtfully.
"Indeed. Although we haven't been flying at full speed to avoid the Mulan people, at our Nascent Soul Stage speed, we would have crossed two or three tenths of even the Heavenly South by now! The Mulan Prairie isn't nearly as large as the Heavenly South," Madam Tai added.
Hearing this, the other cultivators also looked at Marquis Nanlong.
Faced with their suspicions, Marquis Nanlong smiled calmly. "You're right. The journey to Revered Master Cang Kun's site isn't actually this long. But as a precaution, I took an extra detour. Surely none of you mind?"
No one answered, which he took as tacit agreement.
"The Revered Master Cang Kun Ruins are just ahead. Although I'd like to take everyone straight there to retrieve the treasures, some uninvited guests have come up behind us," Marquis Nanlong said.
"Uninvited guests?" the others asked. They immediately unleashed their divine sense.
Before long, the others detected them as well.
"It's just as Fellow Daoist Nanlong said. There are even five of them."
"Indeed. Although they all seem to be at early Nascent Soul and may not pose much of a threat to us, if we can't dispose of them quickly and end up attracting a Mulan Divine Master, you all know what that would mean," Marquis Nanlong said.
"How about this? We split up for now, shake off these troublesome Mulan High Masters, then regroup here," Marquis Nanlong suggested.
The others exchanged glances. "Then let's do as Fellow Daoist Nanlong suggests and separate for now! We'll gather here again when the time comes."
The rest nodded in agreement, then swiftly scattered.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, aren't you leaving? Could it be that you