"Hooo..."
Letting out a long breath, Qi Yun slowly concluded his cultivation.
He looked up at Xuan Ping Master, who stood silently nearby, guarding him.
"Zhe Cheng," Qi Yun said, his voice calm. "With all that Demonic Qi cloaking you, you're far too conspicuous on this chessboard. It's no longer appropriate for you to remain hidden out in the open.
Return to the banner and recuperate for now. Once the storm here has passed, we can find another opportunity for you to act. It won't be too late."
Hearing this, Xuan Ping Master bowed and replied:
"I shall obey my Lord's command."
With that, his form flickered, transforming into a condensed streak of pitch-black demonic light that shot directly into the jet-black Human Emperor Banner floating nearby.
The banner's surface rippled slightly as a profound light flowed across it.
Without its master, the three-layered sealing Grand Array on the periphery silently dissipated.
