After handling these tedious, repetitive matters, even the white-robed young man had begun to grow anxious. Only then did the cultivator surnamed Xu withdraw his spiritual energy barrier and slowly speak.
"Alright. Next, we're going to the 'Flame Palace.'" That was all he said. He did not explain what they were going there for.
Upon hearing the cultivator surnamed Xu's words, the two young women from the Blue Sea Sect first changed expression, but then secretly rejoiced. Looking at the cultivator surnamed Xu, who was about to rise into the air, the tall, fair-skinned woman was clearly the bolder of the two. She hurriedly called out in a sweet voice.
"Brother Xu, please wait!"
"Oh? What is it, Fairy Wu?" The cultivator surnamed Xu, who had been putting on the motions of taking flight, steadied himself and looked at the "Fairy Wu" he had addressed with a puzzled expression. Yet a trace of mockery flashed deep in his eyes, vanishing so quickly that no one noticed it.
The woman called Fairy Wu wore a troubled expression as she spoke.
"Brother Xu, did you say we are going to the 'Flame Palace'? But that is not a place Junior Sister Tao and I can go. Our cultivation is still far too shallow. How could we possibly enter such a dangerous place? Moreover, Brother Xu knows that we cultivate water-element techniques. Once we get there, we will be heavily suppressed. It would already be quite good if we could display even half our strength.
"So I fear... I fear we cannot go with you. Besides, Junior Sister Tao and I came on this journey mainly to gain experience on our own. However... should we encounter a powerful enemy and fall into danger, we hope Brother Xu will not stand by and watch