The moment they saw the Gold-Devouring Insect King, the two ancestors of the Wu Family and Zang Family had already begun to regret their actions.
Even if it was merely a spirit insect in the Early Heavenly Immortal Realm, it was not something their two families could contend against.
Ji Tong had failed to keep the Gold-Devouring Insect King this time, nor had she managed to kill Lin Fei and Golden Treasure.
This meant that even if they temporarily occupied Nine Heavens Star, they would be unable to wipe out the Zhan Family root and branch.
Instead, they had gained a formidable enemy for their families.
Perhaps the Zhan Family would not dare go to Azure Jade Star and seek trouble with the Ji Family.
But they would certainly be capable of going to the planets where the Wu Family and Zang Family resided.
Their two families had no strength to deal with a Heavenly Immortal Realm spirit insect. They could only turtle up and refuse to emerge.
"Fellow Daoist Zang, that woman Ji Tong has botched things. I fear she will drag our families down with her."
"Alas, if the Ji Family's Heavenly Immortal ancestor's true body had been here, perhaps he could have slain that Heavenly Immortal Realm spirit insect. But now that it has fled, if it escapes into the Secret Realm, there will be no trace of it to follow."
"That woman Ji Tong is truly an idiot. She has dragged us into disaster. If we had remained within the grand formation and held our ground, our clansmen would not have died in vain."
The ancestors of the Wu Family and Zang Family were both filled with grievances toward Ji Tong.
There was no point in continuing under these circumstances.
"Ji Tong, with the strength the