Zhou Xuan did not answer immediately.
The stone chamber fell silent for a moment.
"Sixty percent."
Old Ancestor Cangwu's pupils contracted slightly.
Sixty percent.
For an ordinary matter, a sixty-percent chance was already quite high.
But for this...
There was a forty-percent chance the law would run rampant.
That was no laughing matter.
Old Ancestor Cangwu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words.
He cupped his fists and turned toward the stone gate.
When he reached the doorway, he stopped without looking back.
"I'll be right outside."
He spoke softly and evenly, without any unnecessary promises or declarations.
But Zhou Xuan understood what he meant.
He was saying that if this failed, he would use his Longevity Realm cultivation and that Dark-Gold Long Sword to withstand the first wave of the rampaging law for Zhou Xuan.
Even if it shattered his body and crushed his bones.
Zhou Xuan did not respond.
Old Ancestor Cangwu disappeared beyond the stone gate.
Half a quarter-hour later.
All of Ji Chen's messages had reached their recipients.
Emperor Jiang Wu activated the Mountain Protection Array's highest defensive mode on the perimeter. Layer upon layer of formation patterns spread from the depths of the Immortal-Burying Abyss, covering the sky and ground for ten li around. The Origin Return Alliance Leader stationed elite disciples at every entrance, ready for battle.
Upon learning that he would have to watch the Purifier continuously without a moment's rest, Old Ancestor Xuanming duly let out a piercing wail. But after Ji Chen added, "Those are Fellow Daoist Zhou's exact words. If the Purifier stops, so do you," the old bastard immediately shut his mouth and obediently sprawled over the Purifier's console, not daring even to breathe loudly.
The Purifier hummed as it operated, and earth vein