"We should be fine. Otherwise, why would the Third Supreme Elder have said that? Once he struck, we would all have died instantly!"
Amid the oppressive silence, another person picked up the conversation. His voice was much calmer.
He was a Spirit Transformation cultivator, one of the people Ming Qi had sent over only today. Just now, this cultivator had been rapidly communicating with the others through secret voice transmissions.
Like him, all these people would immediately use the spare jade slip on their bodies if the original jade slip were destroyed. They had to ensure that at least one jade slip survived and was sent back to the clan at the appointed time. At the same time, they were responsible for killing any cultivator who violated the order.
Clearly, among these dozen or so people, only a few of them knew about this order. It was precisely this mission that had left them utterly baffled when they first received it.
However, at a time like this, the few of them had already formed quite a few guesses after exchanging only a few brief voice transmissions.
"Enough. Everyone, wait in peace and stop talking!"
Another cultivator spoke. He had always been steady by nature, and immediately reminded everyone present. He then sat down cross-legged first.
After hearing him, the other cultivators also promptly fell silent. Discussing a powerful figure behind his back—especially their own clan's Supreme Elder—might have been harmless at first, but it could easily turn into a real disaster.
Before they could force down the unease in their hearts, however, the sky above them suddenly rippled violently once again. While these people stared in stunned disbelief, numerous Undying Underworld Phoenix cultivators descended from the heavens...
By then, the Third Supreme Elder of the Undying Underworld Phoenix Clan had