Just as Fang Yun was about to leave with Tian Songshi, Yi Zhishi suddenly said, "Fang Yun, there is something I must say."
"Please speak, sir." Fang Yun immediately stopped and faced him with solemn attention.
All the Great Scholars turned to Yi Zhishi as well.
Yi Zhishi did not speak immediately. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Do not concern yourself with the Demon Emperor any further in Burial Saint Valley. To eradicate that fiend, you must first attain Saint Enfeoffment. My ambitions soar higher than the heavens, but even I must admit that below Saint Enfeoffment, the Demon Emperor is invincible. After Saint Enfeoffment, however, I am confident I could contend with him. Defeating him would still be utterly impossible."
Fang Yun did not answer immediately. He Mingyuan asked, "Even with the remains of the Mountain Bearer Great Sage, Void Sage Fang cannot overcome the Demon Emperor?"
Yi Zhishi sighed softly. "The Demon Emperor is full of schemes, and the treasures in his possession are beyond counting. Had Xue Baiyi, a Half-Sage of another race, not appeared then, that world-shaking treasure would certainly have fallen into the Demon Emperor's hands. Even so, the Demon Emperor must not be underestimated. Great Sage spirit bones are powerful, but Burial Saint Valley is not without ways to counter them."
Fang Yun nodded. "Master Zhi Shi is right. While I was chatting with the Two-Headed Dragon Sage earlier, he mentioned that Burial Saint Valley contains several divine objects capable of countering all spirit bones. For instance, there is a wondrous treasure from primordial antiquity called Eternal Perdition, which can divide the realm of the dead from the world of the living. Even Ancestor-Proclaiming Realm spirit bones would be suppressed by Eternal Perdition, unable to exert the slightest effect. Another treasure, the