"Patriarch, will we be all right going back?" Li Bai asked on the road back to the Guiyi Sect, his expression somewhat uneasy.
Wu Xuancang stopped and sighed. "Then what do you suggest?"
Li Bai thought for a moment. "In the Jianghu, treasures go to those capable of taking them. Besides, he ambushed us first this time. He deserved to die. Even if the Radiant Sun Sect comes to settle the score, we're in the right."
"That's true enough." Wu Xuancang shook his head. "But the Radiant Sun Sect is growing increasingly overbearing. Can the Guiyi Sect protect us?"
"Well..." Li Bai hesitated.
They had joined the Guiyi Sect midway through their lives. Although the sect had valued their exceptional aptitude over the years and devoted considerable resources to cultivating them, could it still protect the two of them if the Radiant Sun Sect really brought its weight to bear?
Li Bai no longer felt certain.
They had set out for the Last Spirit Land a little too late this time and had missed the moment when it released its treasures.
Some of the Spirit Land Cold Jade and Vitality Pills had still fallen into the hands of other people in the Jianghu.
These people had survived that frenzied slaughter and swiftly fled with the treasures.
But most people in the Jianghu had gained nothing. They did not quite dare attack the forces of those great powers, so they could only fight to seize the treasures from these people.
The two of them had also been lucky. They had encountered people fighting over a treasure and ultimately seized a Vitality Pill.
But just as they got their hands on it, a small group from the Radiant Sun Sect ambushed them.
This group was of mediocre strength. Presumably, they had thought