"My friend!" Just as the purple-robed cultivator tried to say more, a tremendous aura erupted from the Gray-Robed Figure. Will pressure descended over them, seemingly carrying a hint of "transcendence" and "eternity."
The cultivators wore varied expressions, but those who had felt somewhat dissatisfied suppressed it.
"Senior, I was presumptuous," the purple-robed cultivator hastily corrected himself.
The Gray-Robed Figure said nothing more. Space warped, and he vanished.
The black-robed Ying'an vanished with him.
Only after he disappeared did the cultivators from Hunyuan City begin discussing him.
"With a will like that, he must have already broken free of the prison cage."
"Who knows when another Invincible Being appeared in our Dark Sacred Realm?"
"He came looking for trouble with Ying'an. Perhaps we can investigate along that lead."
"Honestly-"
Dissatisfaction, longing, envy, confusion-all sorts of emotions mingled.
"All right, that senior's affairs aren't for us to comment on. Let's prepare to enter the ruins!" The purple-robed cultivator clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
The cultivators quickly recovered their composure.
They had no need to provoke the powerful being Ying'an had offended. Entering the ruins was more important.
"Wu Huang, you've already found it?" another cultivator asked, somewhat surprised.
"I have." The purple-robed cultivator, Wu Huang, smiled.
In truth, he was muttering to himself inwardly.
He had not found it entirely on his own. Rather, just before leaving, that senior had given him a hint through a voice transmission.
But on reflection, that was not a bad thing.
Even if that senior intended to use them as expendable scouts, it still gave them an extra layer of protection.
In fact, the benefits of befriending that senior might well rival whatever they could gain from the ruins.
As for danger, this was only an avatar anyway. Unless a High-Tier Hunyuan or an even