Crown Prince Feng Shun didn't have a harsh reputation, thus the Nobles were still a bit hopeful.
But even if they couldn't claim Lin Mu, it didn't mean they couldn't approach his companions. The nobles quickly discovered that Lu Xu, Qian Wen, and the Ming Sisters were all sponsored by other aristocrats and nobles.
Negotiations started among the nobles to try and claim them, but success was out of their reach.
The nobles who had sponsored Lin Mu's companions weren't blind and knew that their benefit was to hold on to them rather than sell them to others.
Of course, Lin Mu and his companions had no idea the kind of stress they were causing to the nobles and aristocrats. And even if they did know about it, there was no way they would care a single bit about it. After all, their benefits were all locked together thus it didn't make sense to change the sponsorship again.
An entire day ended up passing, after which Lin Mu finally sensed a change in the space.
"It is time…" Lin Mu could feel the Spatial fluctuations that were hidden in the air.
They were clearer than before since the other Spatial Planes had already been closed. The one that was left was emitting spatial fluctuation that Lin Mu loudly feel even without his Spatial Perception. Of course, to confirm it, he still used it and 'saw' the Spatial Plane disappear.
Just a couple of minutes later, the Spatial Plane was gone, leaving the last Spatial Plane that they were left in.
"Is it going to work?" Lin Mu wondered.
According to his calculations, if he and his companions had defeated all the other cultivators here, they should be teleported out in a couple of minutes too. But after waiting for five minutes, Lin Mu didn't sense any more Spatial fluctuations.
"Looks like there are still some cultivators left." Lin Mu muttered before informing his companions.
Childe Wildfire who heard it, was the most eager.
"Does this we are the only ones left in the Spatial Plane?" He questioned.
"Yes, we are the last surviving people in the Spatial Plane. Though it seems like we haven't achieved the right number of survivors yet." Lin Mu answered.
"Where do you think the last cultivator could be hiding?" Ming Aolian wondered. "Ting can't sniff anyone either now." She added.
"Whoever it is, they might be using a strong skill to hide. We've covered a large area of the Spatial Plane in the past day. If we combine that with the travel we've done before, we do know nearly 70% of the Spatial Plane." Lin Mu replied.
"Guess it means there should still be one or two immortals left." Ming Dandan stated.
"Indeed." Lin Mu nodded his head. "Any luck on your end, Lu Xu?" he asked next.
"Nothing. We haven't come across anyone since the past four hours." Lu Xu answered. "I am far too bored now." He added.
"Yeah, I know. It was an exhausting round." Lin Mu answered.
"Brother Mu Lin, have you tried of drawing the said immortal out?" Qian Wen inquired.
"I don't know if they would respond or not. But I guess it is important to do it soon…" Lin Mu muttered before thinking for a bit. "Let's gather up for now. No use in us spreading around." He stated.
"Let's go back to the hill?" Ming Aolian suggested.
"Yeah, it's near our location now, anyway." Lu Xu agreed.
"What hill?" Childe Wildfire questioned.
"A place that we were using." Qian Wen answered. "You'll see."
"Yeah, let's just head there." Lin Mu confirmed.
With that done, everyone made their way to the said hill, with Qian Wen taking the most time. Not only did he not know where the hill was, he was also farthest from their location. Childe Wildfire had done a little 'extra' and didn't realize just how far he had gone while chasing the immortals.
Unknown to him, he was just a few kilometers from the edge of the Spatial Plane. Anymore and he would have just ended up circling around the entire area and come out on the opposite side.
Soon, they were all gathered on the hill while Childe Wildfire looked around in intrigue.
"This is your handiwork, too?" Childe Wildfire asked.
"It is all, Brother Mu Lin's work." Lu Xu replied.
"Brother Mu Lin is highly proficient in Formations." Ming Dandan agreed.
While Childe Wildfire had seen the Sky Cull Grounding formation that Lin Mu had made earlier, seeing that he had made something like a hidden base in the Spatial Plane also made him a bit impressed—his doubt in Lin Mu's capability to tell whether a Spatial Plane had closed or not, decreased.
Even if Lin Mu had already told them that they were among the last people left, Childe Wildfire didn't have the same trust that Lin Mu's companions did. Besides, they were just temporary allies and thus he didn't wish to get too close, either.
It was an alliance of convenience and could be broken once the agreement was fulfilled.
"How do you propose we draw out the last few cultivators?" Childe Wildfire asked.
"Do we even know how many are left now?" Ming Aolian questioned as well.
"There shouldn't be that many. I think at most there would be three." Lin Mu replied. "Though there is a high chance it is just one person left." He added.
"Yeah, it would make sense if it is just a lone person hiding." Lu Xu agreed.
"But we already covered entirety of the Spatial Plane." Qian Wen said.
"I'm sure I took out most of the cultivators earlier and sent the majority before that to fight you all." Childe Wildfire added.
"Hmm… if it is like that, then the only place someone can hide is…" A thought appeared in Lin Mu's mind, looking down.
Childe Wildfire also saw this and could guess Lin Mu's thoughts. "I did encounter someone who could use an earth escape skill." He revealed.
Hearing that Lin Mu smiled, knowing what to do.
"Time to blast this place apart!"
