The moment Xu Qingtong spoke, the others froze.
Zhuang Shengren murmured, "The Profound Yin Church? Surely they wouldn't attack us?"
Xu Qingtong glanced at him, then said, "Yin Wanchou of the Profound Yin Church has reached a bottleneck in his cultivation. If he wants to break through, his only option is to unleash slaughter!"
"Wouldn't he be wary of you?"
"Heh, if Uncle-Master Lü hadn't ascended, he might still have a few reservations. But once Uncle-Master Lü ascends to the Spirit Realm, what will he have left to worry about?" Xu Qingtong said with a laugh.
"Couldn't you and Senior Luo of the Anyang Sect deal with him together?"
"Never mind all that. Hurry and make the preparations I told you to!" Xu Qingtong said.
Hearing this, everyone cupped their fists toward Xu Qingtong and went their separate ways.
Once they had left, Xu Qingtong turned to Dong Yunxiao. "Brother Dong, I'll leave the Tianhua Sect in your hands. If anything happens, send someone through the Teleportation Array to inform me. I'm returning to the Academy!"
"Grand Supreme Elder, none of us feel at ease when you're away from the sect!" Dong Yunxiao said.
"Don't be too nervous! If Yin Wanchou comes, you only need to hold out for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and I'll be there. If he doesn't come in person, your Yuanrong Crossbows will be more than enough to handle the people of the Profound Yin Church! I'm off. Take care!"
To avoid alarming the others, Xu Qingtong quietly left the Tianhua Sect through the Teleportation Array and returned to Juxian Academy.
Three days later, Xu Qingtong, Shen Haotian, Du Siwen, and Dongfang Hui gathered in Lü Wenqiu's cave abode.
Du Siwen and Dongfang Hui gazed at Lü Wenqiu with tear-filled