"Only by first surviving the Heavenly Tribulation above can we deal with Tengshe directly."
"However, once he survives the Heavenly Tribulation, his strength will soar."
"After devouring the Chaos Mushroom, his strength will directly rise to another level."
"He may even reach the peak Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. A powerhouse of that level would be among the very best in the entire Primordial world."
"If we truly want to prevent this tragedy now, we must summon your master here."
"Otherwise, once this thing completes its breakthrough, I'm afraid even your master may not be able to subdue him when he arrives."
After hearing Li Changsheng's words, Daoist Taiyi realized the gravity of the situation.
They had never expected that they had been used by Tengshe from beginning to end.
He had even intended to use them to withstand the heavenly lightning. After considering it, Daoist Taiyi said to Li Changsheng,
"Fellow Daoist Li Changsheng, sorry for the trouble, but please hold him off for now."
"I'll return at once and ask my master to come deal with this traitor."
Li Changsheng nodded. At that moment, Daoist Taiyi turned into a streak of light and vanished.
Meanwhile, Mysterious Tortoise continued charging into the sky. Much of the golden light around his body had already been blasted away by the heavenly lightning.
Seeing this, Li Changsheng immediately said to Mysterious Tortoise,
"Stop being so foolish. Even if you die here, you still won't be able to do anything to him."
"The heavenly lightning and Heavenly Tribulation above are growing stronger and stronger. If you continue like this, you won't inflict even the slightest injury on Tengshe."
"Instead, you'll only fall into a state of eternal damnation."
"Daoist Taiyi has already gone to find your master, Great Emperor Zhenwu."
"Once Great Emperor