"Ah? Senior Sister Lin Qiao and Brother Yuanxing went to the Southwest too?"
Hearing those two familiar names, all three children's expressions changed in shock.
Chen Huai'an immediately asked, "I'm in the Core Formation Realm now as well. Didn't that Peak Cultivator put me on the list too?"
Xiao Yize explained, "He did. Your name was on the initial list they drafted."
"Over the past two years, your brilliant record in the Demon Extermination Squad has been unmatched below Spiritual Connection. How could that great expert have overlooked you after making inquiries?"
"But it can't be that they ask for whoever they want and we simply hand them over. The Northwest can only be considered relatively stable now; it's nowhere near the point of uprooting every demonic cultivator by the roots. If we pulled all the elite forces away at once, then ran into a collective attack and counteroffensive from the Demonic Dao, wouldn't we be blocking both ends of the road with one stubborn mind?"
As Xiao Yize spoke, he slowly sat up from the jade bed.
With a turn of his hand, he summoned a jade-white stone token that gave off a soft, warm glow in the dark chamber.
The token floated above his palm. One side bore the character for "West" from "Northwest Demon Extermination," while the other was engraved with a large "Yang" character.
This was a magical token every main-force member of the Demon Extermination Squad possessed. It was said that the Yang Clan had commissioned master craftsmen from the Central Region to forge them.
Not only could it serve as a storage treasure, it also possessed many marvelous functions such as Spirit Gathering, healing, and protection. It was extremely useful in combat, effectively and significantly boosting its holder's strength.
"The Northwest of today is