"Everything gained comes at a cost. I never imagined the Honghao Celestial Court would be so thoroughly prepared this time. Even though our side is at a slight disadvantage in its preparations overall, the outcome will still be hard to predict once the battle reaches its later stages. Fellow Daoist Dongfang, asking you to bear the pressure from Yin Hu alone is somewhat unreasonable, but we have to consider the bigger picture. After all, any one of us could still perish in this alchemy contest. You'll have to shoulder this responsibility." Compared with Fang Shiji, Mu Ziyan's tone was much more forceful.
"Since I have no choice, so be it." Lu Xiaotian smiled. The situation was obvious: no matter why he had defected from the Honghao Celestial Court, they would regard him as a traitor. Even if the Heavenly Alchemy Palace had once been reluctant to lose a talent like him, now they wanted to eliminate him at the first opportunity. The Dragon-Seizing Pill Assembly was no ordinary alchemy contest. The alchemical energy mingled with the unique dragon aura of Dragon Abyss, and after the resentful spirits were added, it would become exceptionally savage—its power would be no less than a battle between Heavenly Immortals or even Golden Immortals. But if his opponent thought that having two extra sets of ingredients would let him keep Lu Xiaotian firmly beneath his thumb, he was far too naive.
As for the Yu Xuan Celestial Court, Fang Shiji and Mu Ziyan had both chosen to treat him as a sacrificial pawn in order to win. Lu Xiaotian had no room to refuse. Though he was one of the Yu Xuan Celestial Court's three fourth-grade Alchemy Saints taking the stage, he had no say in the decisions.
"Though Dongfang escaped to the Yu Xuan