Although this flame beast posed no threat to their lives, they had fought it for quite a while without being able to defeat it.
This left them in a difficult position.
They felt that if this continued, even fighting for days and nights might not produce any good result.
"Senior Brother, continuing like this is just a waste of time. We might as well call it off," Yuanshi Tianzun said as he came to Taishang Laojun's side.
Taishang Laojun frowned slightly. Naturally, he was unwilling to give up so easily, but he also knew that continuing like this would not lead to any good result.
But the flames were simply too alluring, especially to someone like Taishang Laojun, who wielded fire. He truly did not want to give up.
Tathagata Buddha and the others knew what Taishang Laojun was thinking and wanted to help him obtain these flames. Taishang Laojun becoming stronger would benefit them as well, but they simply had no way to defeat this flame beast.
"Senior Brother, this flame beast is resisting so stubbornly, yet we have no way to deal with it. Could it be that there's something we failed to account for? Like the number of trees Senior Brother just removed—perhaps there were too few or too many?" Tongtian Cult Leader stepped forward and said.
He had been considering this question during the battle as well, and he felt it was likely related to that.
After hearing Tongtian Cult Leader's words, Taishang Laojun stroked his beard and thought it over. He felt that this was indeed the reason.
"In that case, everyone, follow my instructions and give it a try. If it still doesn't work, then we'll give up," Taishang Laojun said.
The group followed Taishang Laojun's instructions to deal with the beast. In less