Qiao Ruohe watched as Lu Yan—a man who was both mentor and adversary—departed. He immediately joined forces with Bing Xin's Kuiniu, flanked by Heisong and Lingqu as left and right guardians. Realizing they were outmatched and seeing Jin Xiaoyun pinned down and unable to break away, the members of the Ghost Butterfly Sect also flew into the air with Lu Yan, fleeing the depths of Star Valley.
Following the Sect Leader's instructions, Bing Xin had the Kuiniu carry all the half-immortal cultivators away from the valley floor, telling them to stay out of the impending clash between the Spirit Realm divine beasts in the sky and prioritize saving their own lives.
"Chief, we are heading back to Nine-Layer Mountain in the Southern Country. Send a transmission talisman should you have any orders, and we will travel a thousand miles to assemble," Hu Xiong and the other half-immortal cultivators bid farewell to Qiao Ruohe from atop the creature's thick back.
Chapter 369