"Fellow daoists of the Transient Guild, you've already done more than enough for the Holy Puppet Sect. Are you really going to lay down your lives for a sect that has nothing to do with you? If you leave now, we won't stop you," Xue Han declared in a booming voice that was audible across the entire main island.

Bai Fengyi's heart immediately sank slightly upon hearing this, and the remaining Transient Guild members also began exchanging uncertain glances with one another.

They had already fulfilled their mission by protecting the array islands to the best of their abilities, but they had failed due to factors outside of their control, and several of them had most likely already met their demise, while the rest of them were at a very real risk of meeting the same fate.

The reward offered by the Holy Puppet Sect was indeed quite substantial, but it certainly wasn't worth dying for.

Right as everyone was hesitating about how to proceed, Yun Ni's voice suddenly rang out in their minds.

"The compensation issued by the Holy Puppet Sect is already in my storage bracelet, and they've given twice the promised reward. All you have to do to receive the reward is defend...