If Wen Yan could successfully advance before the Witch Emperor reached the Immortal Realm, she would be able to share some of his burden. As one with the bloodline of a five-clawed golden dragon, she could also make use of the dragon race's totem power to a certain extent.
So long as she could advance, even if her foundation was relatively shallow, she could still wield considerable combat power. Lu Xiaotian naturally had some expectations for this.
Yan Ji and the Rain Transformation Immortal Emperor were still comprehending the Creation Jade Disc, and they had no shortage of matters to deal with. After Lu Xiaotian returned, they did not even have time to meet him before being held back in other directions.
The two could only rely on the intact formations left within the passages beyond the borders of the Southern Cinnabar and Jade Profound Heavenly Courts, defending them one after another and slowing the advance of the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons. It was already good enough that they could hold the situation in those two places; they had no spare strength whatsoever to support Mount Buzhou or the area around Nether Heaven Ravine.
Lu Xiaotian raised his hand, and the Demon-Suppressing Tower appeared in his palm.
The Viper Emperor, bound tightly within, seemed to sense something. His eyes snapped open, and through the Demon-Suppressing Tower, he exchanged a glance with Lu Xiaotian. He had been deeply wary of Lu Xiaotian when they fought before, but now that he had been captured alive and his life and death lay in another's hands, the Viper Emperor instead became calm.
"May I ask what the Dragon Lord seeks from this old man?"
"It should be you who has something to say to me. The Witch Emperor may arrive soon enough, and a great