"We were already at an absolute disadvantage in the Huaseng Demon Abyss. It was only thanks to the Purple Tansy Demon Emperor that we managed to gain three thousand years of breathing room."
"If we fall out with the Purple Tansy Demon Emperor, I'm afraid it won't be long before he personally eliminates us, the remaining threats, without even waiting for Emperor Niao the Demon Peng to find us."
The Purple Tansy Demon Emperor had made his position clear, and Lu Xiaotian had no good way to deal with it for the moment.
That Old Devil was no pushover either. Although he had never entered the Ice Tansy Dark Fortress, he knew everything about their plans to build a teleportation array.
Yan Ping had clearly realized this as well. Using the Flame Jade Essence inside her to refine pills would greatly harm her, and the slightest misstep could even cost her life.
But Yan Ping also understood what would happen if she fell out with the Purple Tansy Demon Emperor. He now knew their whereabouts like the back of his hand.
At the slightest sign of trouble, he would come straight for them. With all their combined strength, so many Great Zenith Golden Immortal–level experts might not be unable to fight the Purple Tansy Demon Emperor. Even if they couldn't win, they still had some hope of protecting themselves.
But if he turned against them, he wouldn't come alone.
Yan Ping understood the danger involved, and was much more accommodating than one might have expected.
"With Eastern Pill Sage's mastery of alchemy, I assume you can at least keep me alive?"
"It will deplete a great deal of your vitality. You may not recover for several thousand years, but it won't affect your ability to act. Your strength will simply