Ji Yuan said to the White Sword Monarch and his maidens, "I've decided to go alone to the Holy Cultivation Palace. Please wait here for me."
His sudden announcement shocked everyone.
Ji Yuan explained, "It is because they are planting a trap for me and there are 5 immortals that are waiting to corner me as well as tens of thousands of cultivators too. Therefore, I can't risk all of you in this. Moreover, I need you to keep watch on these 800 cultivators that we are holding in the valley."
Most of Ji Yuan's maidens were great saintesses and with them to keep watch over here, he would feel more secure.
But in the end, Ji Yuan was persuaded to allow Little Princess, the Smiling Divine Maiden Chu Lixue and Xu Yifei to go with him; it was because the three maidens may be helpful in his cause.
They promised him to stay in the profound ship.