"Fellow Daoist He, why don't you be our leader?"
Nan Qiqi turned her gaze to He Pingsheng.
Almost everyone around them looked at He Pingsheng as well.
He Pingsheng's expression turned rueful. "Wouldn't that be inappropriate... I think Senior Nan Jingci would be the best choice to lead us!"
Nan Jingci was a Body Integration Realm powerhouse of the Vermilion Bird Tribe, and he was also Nan Qiqi and Nan Qing's guardian on this trip.
Back when the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor had gone to Lone Pine Mountain to make trouble for He Pingsheng, Nan Jingci had appeared with five other Vermilion Birds and frightened the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor into retreating.
At the time, they had even claimed they were there to watch the show!
"No, no, no!" Nan Jingci hurriedly waved his hands. "My cultivation is only at the eighth layer of the Body Integration Realm. That's far too low. I think... why not have this fellow Daoist lead us instead?"
"Her cultivation is even higher than mine!"
Nan Jingci looked toward Zi Qing.
Zi Qing's cultivation was indeed a little higher; she was at the tenth layer of the Body Integration Realm.
But Zi Qing shook her head. "I won't lead. I belong to the Peacock Tribe, and someone from our Great Order Peacocks is already participating in this competition, so I cannot serve as the leader of your Vermilion Bird Tribe. My apologies!"
"So!" He Pingsheng said. "Senior Nan, you should still lead us!"
Apart from Zi Qing, Nan Jingci had the highest cultivation.
"Very well!" Nan Jingci accepted without further demurral. "By rights, at a grand gathering like this, each Emperor Domain should be led by a Demon Emperor of the Mahayana Emperor Realm. Unfortunately, Demon Emperor White Cloud, the only Demon Emperor of our