Each Has Their Own Calculations

Below the Dharma Body realm, even if "Ice Fairy" Ye Yuqi had been killed, Meng Qi would not have been so shocked. But having cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art himself, he naturally understood just how formidable it was.

After crossing the Second Layer Heavenly Ladder and ascending to the Seventh Heaven, Cao Xianzhi had become a grandmaster. His explosive power over a short period was already no weaker than that of the vast majority of Ninth-Heaven Exterior Scenery peaks. He could withstand a Half-step Dharma Body for a time, and with his body as hard as it was, he was fully comparable to a High-grade Precious Weapon. His premonitions of danger were also exceedingly rare, and his transformations were endless, making him appear and disappear like a ghost. Among grandmasters of the same realm, very few could defeat Cao Xianzhi one-on-one. Even if two or three surrounded him, at most they could win after a hard-fought battle. Stopping him from escaping was extremely difficult. Even if they used a divine weapon, it would be useless if they could not hit him. Cao Xianzhi was entirely capable of fighting his way to survival before being entangled, paying the price of severe injuries.

Unless the divine weapon specifically countered the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, or someone among the grandmasters surrounding him happened to counter it—but how could the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, reputed to be an all-weather, all-terrain combat machine, be so easily countered?

If they had laid traps in advance and ambushed him with the Earth Immortal Remains, then with the Eight-Nine Arcane Art's perception of danger, Cao Xianzhi would probably have run away before even entering the door. Could they have prepared a treasure that obscured danger perception?

Meng Qi did not doubt Cao Xianzhi's death. The resentment and obsession gathered within