It's okay to be afraid
After Elder Dayu had warned the disciples, it was silent for a few minutes as everyone looked around to see if there was someone backing out after being scared by this warning.
It wasn't like Elder Dayu was saying this to scare them. He was being honest. He could already tell that not everyone here was going to return in one piece. He was simply warning them of the future ahead in the most straightforward manner as possible, however, it looked as if the disciples had taken it as nothing more than an Elder trying to test them.
Nobody backed down and when Xiao Jingyi saw this, his pupils contracted as his frown deepened.
Fu Jie could already tell that some wanted to back away but since nobody was doing anything, they were all forced to not react to their natural instinct and fear.