"Since Old Ancestor is unwilling to risk destroying the array as well, if the worst comes to pass, I hope that when the sect faces crisis, Old Ancestor will help me hold this place."
"If this place is breached, neither of us will gain anything."
Crimson Buddha Old Demon did not press too far, merely stating it simply.
"No need for you to tell me."
"Leave. Do not disturb my secluded cultivation."
Crimson Flame Heavenly Corpse snorted coldly and drove Crimson Buddha Old Demon away.
Afterward, it watched Crimson Buddha Old Demon's departing figure, its expression shifting uncertainly.
"Throughout my hundred thousand years and more of cultivation, I have never encountered such a desperate situation."
"Likely, only when the sect's predecessors plotted to exterminate the Exterminate Demons Fire Phoenix Race more than a hundred thousand years ago was there such danger."
"I wonder whether I can safely survive this calamity."
"..."
Only after quite some time did it recover its wits and sink into the depths of the Fifth Rank Blazing Flame Lava Long River.
A Fifth Rank Heavenly Demon Hammer lay here, continuously absorbing the power of Blazing Flame Demonic Fire from the surrounding lava river to nourish itself. Gradually, its aura grew ever stronger, even showing signs of surpassing ordinary Heaven-Reaching Demon Treasures.
Yet Crimson Flame Heavenly Corpse was dissatisfied by the sight, and even somewhat angered.
Originally, this Heaven-Reaching Demon Treasure of its had been a top-tier demonic artifact, barely enough to rival Star Sea Pavilion's Sea Flood Dragon Banner, which was on the verge of advancing into Fifth Rank Middle Grade.
But in the previous battle outside at the Heavenly Corpse Demon Sect, this Demon Hammer had been damaged by Ling Pengyun's powerful lightning imbued with Defective Destruction Dao Intent.
Moreover, due to the lightning's peculiar