Li Yuanba was heading to Northern Island for his first sect mission as a Golden Core cultivator, and meanwhile, Li Shiming had also collected Fang Lu's body in Fire Cloud Valley.
Although Elder Zhao did not stay inside the cave, he never left its vicinity and guarded outside the entrance.
Moreover, he had sent a message back to the Shushan Sect because no matter what, an alchemy master of the Shushan Sect had almost been kidnapped by the people of Skywalk Trading Company using seduction techniques, which was not something he could decide on alone.
There were still two days left of the alchemist assembly at Fire Cloud Valley, and Li Shiming, being an alchemy master, could not leave.
If he were to hurriedly leave in fear of retaliation from Skywalk Trading Company, it would not only cause him to lose face but also disgrace the Shushan Sect.
