"Stand back."
Ji Fa raised a hand to stop the Nine-Tailed Fox, his gaze fixed on Guangchengzi's chest.
The Nine-Tailed Fox did not try to act tough. She retreated half a step, but all nine of her tails spread behind her.
"It's only a mark. It may not be enough for the Primordial Heavenly Demon to descend in person."
She sent the words to him in secret.
"If we kill Guangchengzi now and sever the mark, there may still be time."
The same thought flashed through Ji Fa's mind.
With their combined strength, killing a newly ascended Saint whose foundation was unstable would not be difficult.
But what happened after that?
The Primordial Heavenly Demon had already claimed the Primordial Heavenly Venerate's Karma. Kunlun Mountain was his domain now.
And Guangchengzi was a pawn he had personally brought to power.
If Guangchengzi died in Xiqi just after leaving Kunlun, that slap would land squarely on the Primordial Heavenly Demon's face.
Ji Fa did not fear Guangchengzi.
What truly gave him pause was the Dragon Emperor's fate.
The Dragon Emperor had also come from a past era, and his cultivation had already recovered to the Hunyuan realm.
And what had happened to him?
For talking back a few times, the Primordial Heavenly Demon had erased him with a single finger.
Not even his Primordial Spirit had escaped.
Ji Fa knew he had been stronger than the Dragon Emperor at his peak, but he had yet to regain all his power.
Even with the Nine-Tailed Fox beside him, he could not be certain they would withstand that finger.
When Guangchengzi saw that Ji Fa did not attack again, he finally breathed easier.
That fight had shattered more than half his confidence.
The might of a newly ascended Saint meant nothing before Ji