I thought he would be reluctant, but it turns out this kid sees following them as a stroke of luck. Yet, it also makes sense—so many yearn to curry favor with inter-plane travelers and High Priest Demon Heart, but they can't even find a way in.
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"Young Sect Master, what did you say, where are you going?"
When the fifth elder and the ninth elder heard that their Young Sect Master was going to venture out with the two esteemed individuals, they were nearly ecstatic to death.
How could they not be thrilled? After all, it was the inter-plane travelers and High Priest Demon Heart they were dealing with. Wan Yu had returned with them. Clearly, he had been previously hunted by the disciples of the Thousands of Demons Sect, but now, who among the surviving disciples would dare to speak ill of Wan Yu?
What was this reliance on? Wasn't it obvious to everyone? Wasn't it because Wan Yu had formed connections with these two powerful figures?