"Before Longevity Daoist left, he said something." Du Mei did not directly answer Zhu Qingquan and Demon God's questions.
"What did he say?" Zhu Qingquan asked.
Huang Xiao could not help pricking up his ears. Those words were important.
"He said that he would allow no failures in his life. Even if he did fail, he could afterward make up for his past failure there," Du Mei said.
"What's wrong with that?" Demon God asked. "It was nothing but Longevity Daoist's arrogant boasting."
"No, those words still revealed something." Zhu Qingquan's expression grew grave. "What do you think Longevity Daoist's failure was?"
"Wasn't it last time-" Demon God broke off, immediately understanding. "Are you saying this formation is meant to make up for last time? In the same place as last time?"
"Yes. The place where the grand formation was activated last time was the Desolate Domain." Zhu Qingquan sighed. "Du Mei, is that what you mean?"
"That's right. That's how I understood it." Du Mei nodded.
"How can we be sure he wasn't laying a trap by saying that?" Demon God asked in a low voice.
"I don't think that's very likely," Zhu Qingquan said after some thought. "He probably never expected Xu Zhiru to die at your hands, or Du Mei to fall into your hands, did he?"
"Zhu Qingquan, anything is possible," Demon God said. "Why would he reveal secrets concerning his whereabouts? Do you think Longevity Daoist is such a careless man?"
"That must be because of his confidence," Zhu Qingquan said. "Just as when he set up these Spirit Land Grand Formations, he never believed we could break them. Even if he revealed this information now, he probably wouldn't care much."
"You seem to have something of a point." Demon God nodded. "Then Longevity Daoist