Within the Sky Curtain spell, Wu Chang was indeed weighing his options seriously.
He had spent over a hundred years with Bai Di and knew his character and abilities well. He knew that though Bai Di's move carried an element of coercion, he was genuinely giving him one last chance.
What Bai Di had said earlier was not without reason. After all, distant water could not quench an immediate thirst. Faced with Upper Realm cultivators, even My Lord Palace Master would surely have many misgivings about taking action.
If he refused Bai Di and insisted on waiting for My Lord Palace Master to come to his rescue, it was impossible to say whether the three Void Stepping Old Monsters would refine him first, or whether My Lord Palace Master would arrive to save the day first.
And his present circumstances were utterly dire. Having his life held in someone else's grasp truly felt awful.
Moreover, in this game of stakes, the deadliest thing was that he could not afford to gamble. Once he lost, both body and soul would be annihilated.
Thus, after a bout of inner struggle, Wu Chang spoke again. "Fine, I can help you. But there are still some things I don't understand. How did you escape the surveillance of those Upper Realm cultivators? And how will you free me from the confinement of this Sky Curtain grand art?"
"I'll answer the first question first. The answer is that every trade has its specialty."
Hearing Wu Chang's affirmative reply, a faint smile appeared on Bai Di's face. He then explained, "Upper Realm Void Stepping cultivators are indeed formidable, but constrained by the laws of Azure Waves, they descended into the lower realm through split souls. The means they can employ are not even one-tenth of their full