"You need not be so afraid. I am merely a Primordial Origin Golden Immortal now, and the Way of Karma has already lost its controller. You need not worry that anyone will devour your Dao."
Karma felt that things had gone terribly wrong. He had originally intended to mislead Zhunti and the others by spreading the dangers of Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals, yet those words had stabbed himself as well.
Zhunti probably would not let him leave so easily now.
At this moment, Karma truly wanted to curse himself. He had never expected that one day, he would harm himself through recklessly using karma.
Was it because he was not his true body that he had made such a mistake?
Within Chaos, Karma even wished he could destroy this portion of his body. Well, that settled it—his return would be delayed indefinitely.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior. This junior shall take his leave!"
Zhunti ignored Karma, who was thinking of how to salvage the situation. He needed to return at once and tell his Senior Martial Brother this news.
"Senior Martial Brother, something terrible has happened!"
Zhunti appeared beside Jieyin with an anxious expression.
Jieyin was startled. "What is it? Did that one escape because you released him?"
"No."
"Then that is good. Since he was not released, has some other crisis emerged?"
"Yes. Only now did I learn that Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals are tumors of the Prehistoric Era. As long as they exist, all beings who cultivate the same Great Dao will die without even a burial place."
Zhunti poured out everything Karma had told him to Jieyin.
After hearing it, Jieyin sensed that something was amiss.
"Dao Venerable and Nuwa both cultivate the Great Dao of Creation. Why, then, is Nuwa unharmed?"
"Perhaps Dao