Han Zhongli's method could be called the most feasible one at present.
The Eight Immortals were the strongest, and their fates were linked. When the eight joined forces, their strength was enhanced.
Thus, they had to serve as the main force.
Ling Qing was the weakest, but his methods were anything but weak. Given sufficient preparation, even the Eight Immortals would not dare claim they could defeat him without fail.
It was merely that when faced with the crushing force of such overwhelming power, he lacked the formidable personal foundation the Eight Immortals possessed to withstand it.
Moreover, the Immortal-Slaying Spirit Pearl was indeed the most powerful and sharpest magical treasure Ling Qing had ever refined.
And there was no upper limit to the power it could accumulate.
Having him remain at the rear as a trump card was also a reasonable use of his abilities.
Of course, no matter how powerful the Eight Immortals were, they did not believe they could withstand the World-Opening Tribulation, equivalent to a full-force strike from a Great Luo.
So they planned to follow behind the Demon Alliance and use them as shields.
They had also sent the Brocade-Robed Marquis to infiltrate them.
The plan was to wait until the Demon Alliance had weathered the first blow, then turn on them and strike when they were weakened.
Giving him an Azure Palace was the final safeguard.
At the last moment, when his life was in danger, he could use it to escape.
The Eight Immortals also possessed Azure Palace gateways. If matters proved impossible, they too could flee through them.
Seeing the Chaos Mystic Embryo pulsing ever more frequently, with the primordial spirit within already stirring awake, Ling Qing concealed his form and swiftly retreated.
The Eight Immortals and the others also quietly arrived