The Undying Underworld Phoenix Clan lived here not as prisoners. There were gaps in the surrounding environment through which wind could leak. What they truly had no way to contend with were the terrifying Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators.
The Supreme Great Elder wished to know the mysterious gray-robed old man's cultivation through his analysis of the man. The gray-robed old man was more likely to be reliable, and he was also half a clansman of theirs.
Thus, there was a considerable chance that this man would sincerely lend a hand. And if he was also a mighty cultivator worthy of the Supreme Great Elder's respect, then with the Black Devil Race's assistance, the Undying Underworld Phoenix Clan's chances of escaping alive would increase by several tenths at the very least.
This was the Supreme Great Elder's true line of thought. He never considered matters from only one side. Instead, he grasped every detail he could, and that was the foundation of how he had cautiously preserved their existence all this time.
The cultivation level Ming Qi had described for the gray-robed old man this time was indeed what he wished to see, even the result he had hoped for more deeply. Yet it differed greatly from his previous conjectures regarding the gray-robed old man's cultivation.
For a moment, the Supreme Great Elder found himself uncertain and suspicious. But after his thoughts raced at high speed, he arrived at a possible deduction.
This matter had to be considered alongside the man's repeated infiltration of the first line of defense, as well as his ability to enter the second. At the same time, it had to be confirmed that back in Yellow Qi Valley, the gray-robed old man had not deliberately let Yan Qingchen go.
Then, the gray-robed old man might have