Lu Zaiye's expression was no different from usual.
However, the four people opposite Xu Yi gave her a silent sense of pressure.
She immediately realized that the situation was not right.
It was just that she was a little strange, Lu Zaiye was taciturn and didn't like to cause trouble, how could he have clashed with these people.
"Fellow Daoist..."
Zhou Cheng took a deep breath, preparing to use the little patience he had left to explain to the female cultivator, but Yin Li suddenly cut him off, "Senior Sister, let me say it."
Since his junior sister was willing to take over, Zhou Cheng was naturally very happy.
Yin Li smiled at Xu Yi and briefly recounted what had happened. m..oΓg
After Xu Yi finished listening, she was quite moved, tiptoed, and patted Lu Zaiye on the shoulder.
Little Lu had kept her words in mind.
The people from the Beast Taming Sect: ...
How was this scene so strange.
Xu Yi apologized to them on behalf of Lu Zaiye and introduced her identity.
Of course, she did not say that she was the Ancestor Master of the Xuanji Sect, but only said that they were disciples of the Xuanji Sect traveling out.
She was indeed not a formation cultivator; formation arts were a hobby of hers, and Lu Zaiye had not been wrong.
After Zhou Cheng and the other three learned of Xu Yi and Lu Zaiye's identities, and after a slight surprise, they also reported their names.
As expected, they were all disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, and they had come out this time to complete a mission assigned by the sect. Now that the matter was resolved, they were preparing to return to the sect.
Xu Yi pointed to the teleportation array and said, "You'll have to wait a moment. We are also going to Rain City. The teleportation array has a small problem. After I fix it, we can go together."
Yin Li raised her phoenix eyes slightly, "We took this teleportation array when we came, how is there a problem now? Did the new city lord destroy the teleportation array deliberately when attacking the city?"
Yin Li's question, though seemingly casual, actually contained her own little thoughts.
Xu Yi casually replied, "It wasn't done by the city lord; the real culprit is someone else."
As she spoke, she took out the necessary materials from her storage ring and began to modify the formation patterns.
Seeing that Xu Yi had already started, Yin Li, being perceptive, did not ask further and watched her movements with admiration.
Xu Yi had a plan in mind and acted decisively without needing to ponder, her every move possessing a special aesthetic.
In just half an hour, Xu Yi withdrew her hand with satisfaction, "It's done."
Zhou Cheng took a look and said with some surprise, "It doesn't seem to have changed."
"It's right that there's no change."
Xu Yi smiled and put the items back into her storage ring, but in her heart, she was thoroughly cursing the people from the Formation Alliance.
They knew she was skilled in formation arts and, fearing she would discover their trickery, had acted with great skill.
The formation patterns were not incorrect, but a substance called Star-Shattering Sand had been added.
Star-Shattering Sand was derived from meteorites and contained the power of meteorites, capable of disrupting spatial laws.
If Xu Yi had not discovered it and had directly activated the teleportation array, she would probably have been sent into a spatial turbulence by now.
What a malicious plan.
Xu Yi harshly noted it down in her heart but showed nothing on her face.
She was merely acquainted with Yin Li and the others, so it was best not to get too close.
"Then can we leave now?" Zhou Cheng asked.
"Yes." Xu Yi suddenly remembered something and added, "Wait a moment."
The group watched as Xu Yi ran to other teleportation arrays, waved her hand a few times, and collected something into her hand.
After she had walked past all the teleportation arrays, she returned.
"We can go now." Xu Yi's eyes were even more filled with laughter.
Yin Li let out a soft, unreadable laugh, then stepped into the teleportation array with the people from the Beast Taming Sect.
After Xu Yi waited for Lu Zaiye to step in, she took out spirit stones, activated the teleportation array, and in the blink of an eye, their figures disappeared.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
"Damn Su Meier, not only did she take the Star-Shattering Sand, but she didn't even leave any spatial stones!"
The middle-aged man looked at the pitted teleportation array and cursed furiously.
The people beside him also had displeased expressions and looked pained.
They truly hadn't expected this outcome.
Not only had they failed to eliminate the target, but they had also lost a large amount of high-grade materials.
The person who had urged them earlier, though silent, had a dark look in his eyes.
After a long period of contemplation, he sent a message on the communication disk.
"Plan failed, target Rain City."
...
"Fellow Daoist Xu, since you are interested in formations, why not join the Formation Alliance? There happens to be a branch of the Formation Alliance here in Rain City."
On the streets of Rain City.
Zhou Cheng spoke enthusiastically to Xu Yi beside him.
Upon emerging from the teleportation array and seeing a familiar area, he was convinced of Xu Yi's abilities.
Coupled with Xu Yi's identity as a disciple of the Xuanji Sect, he felt the desire to befriend her.
Upon learning that Xu Yi did not have a formation cultivator's insignia, he enthusiastically introduced the Formation Alliance to her, speaking of it with great admiration.
Xu Yi curled her lips and said somewhat coldly, "Thank you for your kind offer, Fellow Daoist Zhou. I am merely interested in formation arts and do not wish to join any other organizations."
Join the Formation Alliance?
Xu Yi felt that even if her progress in formation arts stalled completely, she would never set foot in the Formation Alliance.
Zhou Cheng had hit a soft nail and could only smile and remain silent, harboring some dissatisfaction towards Xu Yi and Lu Zaiye.
The Xuanji Sect and the Beast Taming Sect were both among the five major sects of the Kyushu Continent, and he was no inferior to them, so why were they acting so high and mighty?
Thinking this, he felt the desire to part ways.
Just as he was contemplating how to politely decline, Yin Li suddenly extended an invitation to the two of them.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Lu, you two must not have visited our Beast Taming Sect yet. If you have no urgent matters to attend to, why not come and be our guest at the Beast Taming Sect? Let us fulfill our duty as hosts."
A flicker of surprise crossed Zhou Cheng's eyes, and when he recovered, he insincerely echoed the invitation.
Xu Yi and Lu Zaiye exchanged a glance, and both saw refusal in each other's eyes.
Xu Yi had come out of the Xuanji Sect to travel, and she did not want to be a guest at the Beast Taming Sect. If she were recognized by someone from the Beast Taming Sect, it would be even more awkward.
Lu Zaiye simply did not want to deal with people from the Beast Taming Sect.
Xu Yi could only apologize to Yin Li, "Fellow Daoist Yin, we both have important matters to attend to. If there is an opportunity next time, we will definitely visit."
"Ah, that's truly regrettable."
Yin Li was somewhat disappointed.
She found the way these two interacted very interesting and sincerely wanted to befriend them.
"Then let's exchange contact information. When you have time in the future, you must remember to find me."
Yin Li took out her communication disk and winked at Xu Yi.
Xu Yi had a good impression of Yin Li and readily left her mark on the communication disk, then handed her own communication disk to Yin Li.
After exchanging communication disks, Xu Yi and Lu Zaiye escorted them to the place in Rain City where they would take the teleportation array. After watching them leave, they then turned to wander around Rain City.
Yang Prefecture was adjacent to the Divine Prefecture of the demon race, so most of the cities in Yang Prefecture were affected. The materials or magical treasures sold on the streets were mostly related to demon beasts.
Xu Yi saw some stalls displaying the corpses of demon beasts, simple and crude.
Her hands were starting to itch.