As soon as these four rays of light emerged, they each scattered and flew towards their respective mentors.
Elder Zhu remained expressionless. Without inquiring about the result, he summoned a cloud of smoke to encircle his two disciples. Without uttering a word, he soared upward and departed swiftly.
Elder Hu watched his disciple, Zhu Qingsong, step forward to bow before him and then stand there in silence, evidently disheartened.
He silently sighed and gently comforted, "Qingsong, the opponents here are all beyond your ability to contend against. You need not dwell on defeat. Come, let us return to the cave mansion."
After offering a few words of reassurance, he flicked his sleeve, releasing layers of mist and smoke to envelop his disciple, and then took to the skies, heading south.
