"Tongtian's side is far too powerful. We are nowhere near his match, and the Five Saints Alliance has no reason to continue existing."
Daoist Jieyin said calmly, "So sacrificing ourselves needlessly has no meaning. We might as well recuperate and rebuild our strength. At the very least, that will reduce the number of disciples we lose!"
Lord of the Beginning was not surprised by these words. They had been within his expectations.
"The reason Tongtian's side let us go was that we swore never to participate in the affairs of the Five Saints Alliance again."
Zhunti said solemnly, "If we break our original promise, Tongtian's side will spare no effort to annihilate the Western Teachings. The two of us won't be able to escape either."
Yuanshi's brows immediately knitted tightly when he heard this.
This was indeed troublesome. He could not guarantee that he could stop Tongtian from doing anything to the Two Western Saints and the Western Teachings!
But he would not discuss the matter from that angle, because this was an unsolvable problem to begin with.
"Have you considered that if you admit defeat and submit this time, you may have to remain under Tongtian's tyranny forever?"
"The reason he let you go was to divide our Five Saints Alliance and provoke internal strife. That way, he could break us apart without shedding a drop of blood."
Seeing that the Two Western Saints clearly did not care about this argument and that their expressions had not changed at all, Lord of the Beginning came up with another plan.
"Tongtian trapped you at the entrance to the Primordial Violet Qi and slaughtered you there. Everyone in the Primordial World knows about it!"
"If you cannot overcome this emotional obstacle, your cultivation will remain at its current level, and you