Hundred Herbs Sect's Yaonong Peak was indeed quite far from Shang Hua Ming's Huanghua Ridge—more than three thousand li away. Wouldn't Xiao Hua need three or four days for the round trip? Leaving the protection of Shang Hua Ming's grand formation and relying on his own strength to travel through Xiaoyu Continent for four days was unquestionably a trial for Xiao Hua!
Still, this was Xiao Yuehong's helpless choice.
Under normal circumstances, for such a matter of great importance, Xiao Yuehong would certainly have gone in person. At the very least, he would have sent Xiao Xianrui to represent him. But now, Xiao Yuehong was injured, and Myriad Poisons Sect was watching from outside with covetous eyes. He could only rely on Shang Hua Ming's sect-protecting formation to contend with them. Xiao Xianrui and the other two were merely at the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation; before a Foundation Establishment stage protector of Myriad Poisons Sect, they were no different from infants. Given the urgency of the matter, Xiao Hua was the only one who could be sent out to take the risk.
In truth, the most crucial point was that Xiao Yuehong and the others knew that although Xiao Hua's cultivation was shallow, after using a Flight Talisman, he was even a shade faster than Xiao Xianrui and the other two. Rather than sending Xiao Xianrui and the others, it was better to send Xiao Hua. In particular, his flight speed being so disproportionate to his cultivation was utterly contrary to common sense. Such an unexpected trump card would naturally produce unexpected results. Moreover, although the journey from Shang Hua Ming to Hundred Herbs Sect was long, the road was smooth all the way. There were no deep mountains or treacherous waters, no formidable demon beasts, and no major