"The Dragon Lord and the Witch Emperor are both difficult characters to deal with. If I truly enter the Chaos Void Realm alongside them, there's no telling what might happen afterward."
"But the Chaos Void Realm is extremely dangerous as well. Now that the two Heavenly Emperors are gone, with the Ant Emperor Xiaokong and the others clearing the way ahead, relying on myself alone would leave me far too isolated and weak."
Purple Garrison Shadow was deeply troubled for a time. Lu Xiaotian and the Witch Emperor naturally had strength in numbers, but they were simply too powerful. If he mingled among them, he would not be spared from dangerous tasks, and if they truly came across any benefits, he feared little would fall to his share.
When one's own strength was insufficient, no matter which path one chose, there would be troubles that could not be avoided.
After hesitating for a while, Purple Garrison Shadow ultimately decided to first get through the immediate crisis before considering anything else.
Having dealt with Lu Xiaotian and the Witch Emperor for so long, he had already handed over most of those tortoise shells. Yet as an Emperor-realm powerhouse, he naturally would not reveal every last card in his hand to others.
Even at his peak, his strength still fell some distance short of Lu Xiaotian and the Witch Emperor, let alone those ancestral witches.
Yet over so many years, after weathering great rises and falls, venturing into countless exceptionally perilous places, and encountering many formidable enemies, he naturally possessed certain methods unknown to others.
For example, he had some skill in setting up and breaking formations. In his early years, he had encountered a certain opportunity. Apart from the tortoise shells he had already handed over, he still possessed a Boundless