Qin Mu raised his eyes and looked toward Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
He hadn't expected Venerable Yuanshi, a man who cared most about his dignity, to actually choose to ask Dao Ancestor for help.
After meeting Hongjun's gaze for a moment, Qin Mu replied coolly,
"Fine."
With that, he casually waved his hand and put away the Destruction Divine Spear, the Sacred Spirit Pearl, and the Donghuang Bell.
He naturally knew that Heavenly Dao Saints depended on the Heavenly Dao to exist.
As long as the Heavenly Dao endured, the Saints could not die.
Unless he could destroy the Heavenly Dao, he couldn't truly kill Venerable Yuanshi.
The reason he had killed Venerable Yuanshi nine times in a row earlier was twofold.
First, it was to make an example of him and deter those Saints with ulterior motives.
Second, he had discovered that every time he killed Venerable Yuanshi, he received a portion of the resulting energy, which could improve his cultivation.
But now, after killing Venerable Yuanshi nine times, the energy he could gain had become negligible.
And now, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had come in person and pleaded for Venerable Yuanshi.
If it had been another Saint, Qin Mu wouldn't have taken him seriously.
But Hongjun was different.
After all, Hongjun was an existence at the Heavenly Dao level.
Though Qin Mu had now advanced to the Primordial Unity Grand Unity realm, he was still a considerable distance from the Heavenly Dao Realm.
Seeing Qin Mu put away the Innate Supreme Treasures, Venerable Yuanshi breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
At that moment, Qin Mu turned his gaze to him and spoke in a cool, detached voice:
"Uncle-Master Yuanshi."
"From now on, you'd better think things through carefully before you act."
"Don't think you're invincible just because you've gained some