Luckily, Ye Jingming stayed behind and Wu Yu was barely able to keep up with him. 

"To be honest, your speed is truly impressive. When I was at the third tier of the Jindan Dao Realm, I wasn't at half your current speed. I heard that you obtained the inheritance of the Transformative Daoist. I'm really jealous of you. There will probably be Shushan Sword Sages who will take you as a disciple shortly," Ye Jingming exclaimed. 

"Senior Brother Ye, you are too courteous." Wu Yu enjoyed his current carefree status. 

Ye Jingming continued, "Don't be resentful of their attitude. After all, this mission is really important to them. My senior brother, He Taozi, initially wanted to look for another seventh tier Jindan Dao cultivator and give him 700 merit points as reward. Your appearance was beyond his expectations. Therefore, they aren't very comfortable with you around. Please don't blame them for it. With regard to your talents, we still recognize it!" 

After hearing Ye Jingming's explanation, Wu Yu could understand them. 

He followed the flow and asked, "In other words, this mission will be very prickly? Is the demon very strong?" 

Ye Jingming answered, "That's not entirely true. The main issue is that there are too many uncertainties....