"Several Heavenly Court powerhouses have fallen one after another at the opponent's hands. Is that still not enough to wake you up?" the short Jadeglow Hall Venerable said unhurriedly, his eyes glowing with jade light.
"It's not that we aren't vigilant. We're simply worried that delaying things will lead to unforeseen changes. For a powerhouse like Eastern Dan Saint, we naturally ought to maintain sufficient awe.
His strength is indeed above yours and mine. But precisely because of that, we have to hurry even more in capturing Mu Xia.
Eastern Dan Saint has already intervened, and the one here is only a clone. If we drag this out, no one knows when his true body might arrive.
"With just the three of us, plus the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine shadow in your hands, Venerable Jadeglow Hall, I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything to Eastern Dan Saint himself."
Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord had crossed hands with Lu Xiaotian once. Although it had been through the Thousand Tribulations Gate, and Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord's true body had not personally fought Lu Xiaotian, he still understood Lu Xiaotian far better than Patriarch Kongji and the Jadeglow Hall Venerable did.
"You have a point." The Jadeglow Hall Venerable frowned and pondered for a while before sighing.
Ultimately, the three of them were simply too wary of Lu Xiaotian. Though they had come together, they had treated caution as their foremost principle throughout the journey, and naturally acted with their hands tied.
The Jadeglow Hall Venerable was willing to heed advice. After Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord raised the matter, he also realized that he had been overly cautious.
They might truly delay matters long enough for Lu Xiaotian's true body to arrive. By then, the trouble would be anything but ordinary.
After a brief