Bowing One's Head
The airship was filled with people, and the temporary tunnel was opened by the combined efforts of the powerful beings.
Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue stood on the ground watching them leave, with Dong Fuzhu and Fang Chi's sorrowful faces before them.
They all knew that if Sang Ying stayed with Jiang Zhuoxue, the two of them would not have a good ending.
They were well aware of how terrifying the greed of monks could be.
The airship slowly approached the temporary tunnel, and in the blink of an eye, it was swallowed up by the tunnel.
Sang Ying waved to them, a smile on her face, but her heart was filled with trepidation.
She knew perfectly well that if she survived this ordeal, a smooth and easy path would await her. But if she didn't...
Sang Ying didn't dare to think any further. Jiang Zhuoxue, who was beside her, probably sensed her emotions and quietly took her other hand.
"Look!"
A gasp came from the crowd, and Sang Ying was also prompted to look up.
The airship, which was already halfway into the temporary tunnel, suddenly lost its protective barrier. Before anyone could get a good look, several figures took advantage of the moment the barrier dissipated to leap off the airship and head straight for Sang Ying!
The first to jump were Hai Tingzhou and Lan Fusheng. They were probably startled by their actions. Ji Fucang, who had been guarding them, reached out to stop them, but the Jimo Qing brothers seized the opportunity and jumped down as well.
Ji Fucang smiled helplessly. He had long known that his junior brothers and sisters would do such a thing, but he hadn't expected that the two brothers from the Jimo Clan would do the same.
"Since we agreed to take everyone back together, how could we leave out Sang Ying?" Muttering to himself, Ji Fucang leaped off the deck just as the airship was about to be completely engulfed by the vortex of the temporary tunnel.
Behind him, his junior sister cried out in panic, "Get everyone back safely! Tell the elders everything that happened today! If anything happens to us here, the Limitless Sect will be the culprit!"
"Senior brother!" The female cultivator in the pink dress was stopped by the others, and her voice was quickly swallowed up by the black vortex in the tunnel.
The entrance to the temporary tunnel was completely closed. The female cultivator looked at the deep, vast darkness and fiercely wiped away her tears.
"Did you all hear what my senior brother just said?" She gritted her teeth, trying not to show any vulnerability.
The men accompanying her were all junior brothers who were quite close to Ji Fucang. As soon as the female cultivator spoke, they coldly replied, "We heard you, remember it well!"
"Alright, once we get back, we'll tell the elders everything that happened in the Black Tortoise Realm. The Limitless Sect, the Black Tortoise Realm... what a bunch of ungrateful and shameless cultivators!" If anything happens to their fellow disciples, Ten Thousand Daos Born will not let this go!
At this moment, not only the female cultivator in the pink dress had such thoughts, but the others who came to the Black Tortoise Realm were also holding back their anger, waiting to return to the Immortal Spirit Realm so they could complain to their elders.
Whether the appearance of Jiang Zhuoxue, this black dragon, will stir up another storm in the Immortal Spirit Realm is something they cannot predict.
The tunnel closed, and the airship vanished.
Only after all their fellow disciples had been safely escorted away did Sang Ying and the others truly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, as Sang Ying looked at the group of people smiling broadly, a wave of bitterness and helplessness welled up in her heart.
"How could you be so foolish?" Knowing full well that staying with them would only bring danger, they still resolutely jumped off the airship.
Sang Ying couldn't help but hate her own weakness. If she were Spirit Transformation cultivator or Soul Formation expert today, would these injustices still befall her?
Even though she already knew the cruelty of the Cultivation World, Sang Ying still couldn't help but soften her heart for Fang Chi and the others' genuine feelings.
Sang Ying looked up at them, but before she could say anything, Sect Master Wu on the high platform eagerly flew down. "Tsk tsk tsk, what deep affection and loyalty! It's quite moving. Little Fellow Daoist Sang Ying, look at how much your friends and fellow disciples have sacrificed for you. Aren't they enough for you to hand over this evil dragon?"
The last thing Sang Ying wanted to hear was Sect Master Wu's voice. She gritted her teeth, about to retort, but Jiang Zhuoxue spoke first, "It's just going with you, a small matter. Why involve others?"
He took two steps forward, his aura dissipating instantly, the terrifying oppressive feeling gone. "I just happen to want to see what kind of abilities the cultivators of the Black Tortoise Realm possess?"
Jiang Zhuoxue raised his chin and walked straight into the crowd of the Limitless Sect members. The disciples were extremely wary of him; as soon as he took a step, the others timidly retreated several meters.
He managed to walk a wide road through the originally crowded crowd.
His frank behavior surprised Sect Master Wu and the others, but he quickly recovered. "Good, very good! You evil dragon do know when to bow your head."
As he spoke, he glanced at Sang Ying, whose face was gloomy, and said with a smile, "Since Fellow Daoist Sang Ying is unwilling to leave, then please stay as a guest in our Limitless Sect for the time being. Our Limitless Sect is not large, but it can accommodate a few people to stay for some time."
After saying that, he instructed his disciples to arrange accommodations for Sang Ying and the others, while Jiang Zhuoxue had already been tightly bound by black iron chains by more than a dozen powerful figures working together.
The last image he left for Sang Ying was simply his bound back.
Sang Ying clenched her fists, her anger surging like never before.
Jiang Zhuoxue had already been taken away, and Sang Ying and the others had no reason to continue fighting with them. Instead, they obediently allowed Sect Master Wu's disciples to take them to the Limitless Sect's guest courtyard.
The courtyard was nicely furnished. Before leaving, the disciple gave Sang Ying a strange look, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
After settling everyone in, the disciple quickly left. No sooner had he left than Hai Tingzhou raised his hand and waved it, setting up an isolation array.
Seeing this, Ji Fucang also Hand Seals and channeled some Spiritual Qi into the formation to reinforce it.
Only after confirming that their conversation wouldn't be overheard did Sang Ying slowly speak, "I'll find another opportunity to let you leave."
Jiang Zhuoxue appeared to have surrendered without resistance, but Sang Ying knew that his obedience was solely to avoid putting Sang Ying in a difficult position. Once the safety of these individuals was secured, it would be time for him to wage war against the Black Tortoise Realm.
The Black Tortoise Realm is about to face a great calamity; how could Sang Ying dare to involve them?
"No matter what you say, I've made up my mind to stay. I will never let you suffer this alone." As soon as Sang Ying finished speaking, Fang Chi was the first to express his stance.
Jimo Qing stepped forward and patted his younger sister's head. "If I just leave you like this and go back, I'm afraid my family won't let me off the hook."
His actions were so intimate that, apart from Fang Chi and Hai Tingzhou, who were in the know, Dong Fuzhu and the others stared wide-eyed, their eyes darting back and forth between the two of them.
Seeing her expression, Sang Ying knew she had misunderstood again, and could only say helplessly, "This is my brother, please don't misunderstand."
"Brother?!" The voices of the group were filled with surprise, and Dong Fuzhu tried hard to find similarities between the two men's faces.