"Patriarch, do you still want to return to the Central Plains?" Huang Xiao asked.
Huang Xiao knew that his patriarch's purpose in reforging the Supreme Demon Saber remained quite clear.
"Of course. We'll leave together when the time comes," Huo Lian said. "I have little confidence in dealing with Kui Yong. We can only avoid him, return to the Central Plains, and seal the formation again. Presumably, there will be nothing he can do then."
"What about the others?" Huang Xiao asked with a frown.
"The others? Hmph, what do they have to do with us?" Huo Lian snorted. "Whether they live or die will be up to them."
Huang Xiao shook his head inwardly, feeling somewhat helpless.
He was not at all surprised that his patriarch would say that.
"Senior Huo, if you're reforging the Supreme Demon Saber, shouldn't my presence alone be enough? You may need me to nurture the different flames, but Huang Xiao needn't go back, right? He could use this time to seek out the experts from the Demon Hall," Demon Phoenix said. "We can split into two groups and act at the same time."
"Huang Xiao must go back too." Huo Lian shook his head. "Huang Xiao brought the Minghong Saber back from the Central Plains. I can sense a certain resonance between its true saber soul and Huang Xiao, so he still needs to be present during the reforging. At such a crucial moment, we absolutely cannot allow the slightest mistake. The matter of the Demon Refining Formula is hardly a major concern. So what if Shi Hen and the others don't leave the Demon Hall? It merely gives the Demon Hall a few more experts. We're going to be facing Kui Yong. Why would we still care about the likes of them?"