During this time, Elder Hu and the others had also wanted to capture Pojun Sect cultivators. Yet after standing guard for over half a month, not a single person showed up. Li Yan and the others knew what kind of time this was; how could they possibly let their disciples go out?
Elder Hu and the others had not waited in vain. They saw some Demon Beasts and cultivators arrive, but the others did not even need to leave the grand formation. Once those Demon Beasts and cultivators entered the dense fog, they vanished completely.
In the eyes of the nine of them, the strength of those Demon Beasts and cultivators was not worth a fart. Yet because those people had entered, Elder Hu and the others sensed the attack fluctuations of the formation, which faintly radiated a terrifying aura.
Elder Hu, whose cultivation was the highest, sensed it most strongly. This was one reason he had ultimately led his people away. There was not the slightest news of Elder Shi; she had long since sunk into the sea like a stone.
Though Elder Hu was unwilling to accept it, after roughly testing the power of the other side's formation and learning that Pojun Sect had a powerful force supporting it from behind, he truly did not dare act rashly. Chunyang Hall was not nearby, after all.
The crucial thing was that he had never felt certain. Elder Shi, whose cultivation was higher than his, had disappeared without even raising a ripple. He himself might have been poisoned back then as well. All of this had dealt a powerful blow to Elder Hu's heart...
More than a month after Li Yan returned to the sect, he saw that Elder Hu had not launched any further attacks, so he entered seclusion