Chu Zhiyuan said, "Without that ability, I wouldn't dare keep going forward... but because of this, I don't really dare keep going forward either."
Qi Qingmei said, "To be honest, Junior Brother, now that we know this, we wouldn't dare come here alone to clear it out either."
They had originally thought that the expedition of Heavenly Sword Sect experts had already sounded out Azure Lotus Sea's true depths.
Though there were Great Demons, there should have been very few of them. Otherwise, the Heavenly Sword Sect experts would have been wiped out before reinforcements could arrive.
They had never imagined there would be so many Great Demons. According to the markings on Chu Zhiyuan's map, there were actually four Great Demons within a hundred-mile radius.
There were also two giant demons.
That was far too powerful for any one of the Four Great Sects—no different from a pit of fire.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let's push forward another hundred miles first. We can talk about the rest afterward... That should be enough to account to the sect, right?"
Qi Qingmei said, "Even if we withdrew immediately, the Palace Master would not blame us."
"The Palace Master is really that open-minded?"
"Life comes first. Everything else stands second. That is the rule of our palace."
Chu Zhiyuan fell silent for a moment, then shook his head with a sigh. "Guanghan Palace truly does things differently."
Doing so was no different from fearing death and clinging to life.
Especially within a sect, such conduct would often turn everyone into a scattered heap of sand, incapable of tackling hard battles.
The disciples could only fight battles with the wind at their backs; they could not turn the tables against the wind. Naturally, their combat strength would not be high.
He glanced at Qi