"Therefore, I'd like to give you all a heads-up here. If things become discordant, it would be best to withdraw as early as possible... to avoid being mired deeper and unable to extricate yourselves."
After much hesitation, he still did not explain the matters related to the Three Extremes Sect and the Mandarin Duck List to them.
The objectives between them were different; the Heavenly Blade Sect didn't even have much attachment to the Golden Jade Cone, and their journey was solely for finding Tong Yun.
Finding or not finding him was merely a mental knot.
If he told them about the affairs of the Three Extremes Sect, there was no guarantee it wouldn't adversely affect them, leading to a loss of lives.
Hence, with the warning given to this extent, it was sufficient.
Indeed, Su Mo's words immediately caused Liu Mo and the others to be jolted into keen alertness.