"If we go to the Evil God Sect first, the Demon God Sect might learn that the Evil Blade has been taken before we reach them. They've already been rather on edge lately after just obtaining the Bronze Key, and their security would probably grow even tighter. Even with Shentu Kuanglang away from the Demon God Sect, it would take more effort," Xuan Yuanjun said. "Going now should be a little better. As for the Evil God Sect learning of it afterward, they'll most likely think our main target was the Bronze Key, and that taking the Evil Blade was merely a coincidence. Their defenses shouldn't change much."
Only then did Huang Xiao understand.
These Great Powers surely had spies planted among one another, and the news would certainly reach them faster than the two of them could travel.
If the Demon God Sect strengthened its defenses, stealing the Evil Blade would indeed become more troublesome for Senior Xuanyuan. After all, the Demon God Sect had been tightly guarded lately.
"Senior, I've been wondering, might they take the two Evil Blades to the Zhu Family?" Huang Xiao asked.
"Probably not." Xuan Yuanjun shook his head. "They've had the Evil Blades for over a hundred years, haven't they? If they intended to take them to Zhu Qingquan, they would have done so long ago."
Huang Xiao thought that made sense. Besides, the Evil Blades should not be damaged now, so there was no need to ask Zhu Qingquan to repair them.
Xuan Yuanjun and Huang Xiao traveled considerably faster than the Zhu Family's messenger delivering the invitation to the Demon God Sect.
Thus, the two first settled into a small town over thirty li from the Demon God Sect.
During that time, Xuan Yuanjun had already secretly scouted the Demon God