As they were feeling shocked, the thousand-foot-tall Demon Suppression Saint continued to speak.

"All of you have now entered the little game I devised. This is not on any level of Paradise. A small black snake is waking up, and your only way to leave this place is to kill it. The winner will receive a small gift from me personally. If you can't do it, then you'll be its first meal upon awakening. Good luck, everyone. Until we meet again."

Once he finished speaking, the towering figure of the Demon Suppression Saint gradually dissipated, leaving a group of bewildered individuals.

This Earth Immortal must be out of his mind, forcing people to participate in such a dangerous game.

However, it can be confirmed that this Demon Suppression Saint is not alive; his towering thousand-foot figure was merely an illusion he left behind.

Now everyone understood why they were transported here, but the truth was even more severe. If they couldn't kill the little black snake mentioned by the Demon Suppression Saint, they would have no way to leave this place.

Who knows what that "little black snake" even is.

Unease and unrest began to permeate the crowd until Xiao Yin's voice echoed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you should have known when you came to Refining Immortal City that this is not a safe place, but an Earth Immortal Cave Mansion where danger and opportunity coexist. You should have been clear about this when you entered. Complaining about danger now isn't laughable?"

Xiao Yin's words left everyone speechless.

Indeed, Refining Immortal City has always given the impression that danger and opportunity coexist; it's by no means a safe place.

They had mentally prepared themselves when entering Refining Immortal City, but the relative safety of the past half month made many let their guard down.

Of course, those in the know scoffed at Xiao Yin's remarks.

Danger and opportunity coexisting is just the Righteous Alliance's external publicity; below the twenty-seventh level of Refining Immortal City, whether the dangers or opportunities, most have been dealt with by the Righteous Alliance.

Many cultivators only come in for a stroll to see the world, and then they can leave.

Although 100% safety cannot be guaranteed, 90% can still be assured.

Now that an accident has occurred, the danger clearly outweighs the opportunity. Yet Xiao Yin is pushing the Righteous Alliance's propaganda to forcefully equate danger and opportunity.

Those in the know won't expose it at this moment, as it benefits no one. So, Xiao Yin's words quickly calmed the unrest and unease.

"We are all part of the Alliance. We should now work together to overcome the difficulties. We also have a responsibility to lead everyone out of this place, but we also hope you won't do anything detrimental to the group. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude. Please understand."

After calming the unrest, Xiao Yin quickly spoke to take over the leadership, and the three previously quarreling true disciples of the Five Constants also stepped up to express their support.

Now, others had no more objections. Xiao Yin and those with him, being from the Five Constants and at the Innate Realm, clearly held superior standing and strength, leaving nothing more to be said.

The only variable might be Fang Zhou, but as long as Fang Zhou protected those around him, he had no interest in being a babysitter, leading so many people out.

After confirming the leadership, Xiao Yin immediately ran over to invite Fang Zhou to discuss the next actions together.

"Brother Fang, Taoist Yu Qing, and Taoist Qiu Yueming, we just need the three of you."

Originally, Xiao Yin wanted Ming Aoshuang to come over, but feared Ming Aoshuang might tear into Yu Qing right then, so Xiao Yin came by personally.

Reasonably, Fang Zhou couldn't be excluded; otherwise, the dozen or so people on his side not moving with the group would weaken the overall combat power.

Yu Qing and Qiu Yueming are also true disciples of the Five Constants, with no reason to exclude them either.

Fang Zhou had no interest in being a babysitter but was interested in listening in, so he joined Yu Qing and Qiu Yueming in following Xiao Yin to the core clique.

Others had varied attitudes towards Fang Zhou's arrival; Yu Hua and Donggong Fu were intrigued, while Hong Guan wore a scowl.

Ming Aoshuang remained expressionless, her eyes fixed on Fang Zhou, making those unaware think she had a quarrel with Fang Zhou.

Only Fang Zhou knew what that look meant.

Hold it in, Sis. If you suddenly jump over and hug me, everything will fall apart.

Luckily, Ming Aoshuang managed to restrain herself, doing nothing shocking.

Hong Guan had issues with Fang Zhou but couldn't drive him away since he was one of the few in the Innate Realm.

Of course, apart from Ming Aoshuang, no one knew that Fang Zhou was already in the second phase of the Golden Core Realm; it wasn't apparent from his appearance.

This core clique, under Xiao Yin's lead, began to discuss the action plan.

Initially, Hong Guan was focusing on Fang Zhou, hoping to find fault in his words, but before long, she started arguing with the other two Five Constants true disciples.

Xiao Yin was trying to mediate like a mother, emphasizing the mental strain.

Fang Zhou stayed silent, merely watching the drama unfold, finding the mutual sarcasm and bickering among the three women quite entertaining.

Yu Qing and Qiu Yueming also kept silent, knowing their voices held little weight, better left unspoken.

After a bit of quarreling, they finally reached an agreement: first, send people to determine the size of the area, find out the position and strength of the "small black snake" mentioned by Demon Suppression Saint, and then make decisions.

Meanwhile, also try to contact the outside world, hoping for a rescue from the Righteous Alliance.

However, this hope is slim, as the Righteous Alliance previously speculated that Refining Immortal City likely served as a park created by the Demon Suppression Saint to collect various exotic beasts, with his true cave mansion possibly only on the top level.

The Demon Suppression Saint also mentioned earlier that this place isn't on any level of the park; it may be an independent space, unable to connect with the outside.

Thus, the only way out might be killing the "small black snake" from the Demon Suppression Saint's words.

Who on earth knows what the small black snake is!

After setting the action plan, the next step was to assign tasks.

Those with flying tools or the ability to fly could scout the skies and distant places, while those who couldn't fly had to stay and explore the surrounding environment.

Parts of the Innate Realm individuals would stay, while others ventured out to find the "small black snake's" location and, if possible, test its strength.

Everyone agreed with this plan and began to take action.

Fang Zhou, Ming Aoshuang, and Yu Hua were assigned the task of venturing out to find the "small black snake," while other Innate Realm individuals stayed behind.

However, Hong Guan suddenly requested to go out too; Xiao Yin couldn't persuade her otherwise and had to agree.

At the same time, she signaled to Fang Zhou to hope he would prioritize the bigger picture, not minding the monk.

Fang Zhou outwardly agreed but internally dismissed it.

Evidently, Xiao Yin hadn't heard the saying: what does it mean to prioritize the bigger picture?

I am the bigger picture, everyone should prioritize me.

That's what prioritizing the bigger picture means.

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