Shi Feiyang blasted Venerable Five Obscenities apart, frightened off his second junior brother, Demon Ghosts Ancestor, along with Green-Robed Ancestor, and rescued Ni Fangxian.
Ni Fangxian had just fought two opponents alone. She had failed to defeat them, but she had not been injured, only temporarily trapped.
She felt somewhat embarrassed. Seeing Shi Feiyang kill Venerable Five Obscenities, avenging her bitter grudge, she was grateful but also worried for him. "That lustful demon was Old Monster Xuanyuan's eldest disciple, and he always doted on him. If I had killed him, there would at least have been cause and consequence. Out of regard for Jingxu, Old Monster Xuanyuan wouldn't have killed me to avenge his disciple. But now that the lustful demon died at your hands, Old Monster Xuanyuan is bound to retaliate!"
Her reasoning was sound. Venerable Five Obscenities had provoked her first. Had Ni Fangxian killed him, Dharma King Xuanyuan would not have stooped to killing her. For one thing, he would have been in the wrong and lost face; for another, Li Jingxu would have fought him to the death.
But with Shi Feiyang killing Venerable Five Obscenities, Dharma King Xuanyuan had every justification for seeking revenge.
Granted, Shi Feiyang had helped Ni Fangxian, and Li Jingxu certainly would not stand idly by if he encountered Dharma King Xuanyuan hunting him down. But Li Jingxu could not stay by his side forever as a bodyguard. Before making his move, Dharma King Xuanyuan would also scheme carefully to ensure a killing blow, leaving him no chance even to call for help.
Shi Feiyang merely smiled. "Old Monster Xuanyuan won't come looking for revenge anytime soon."
Ni Fangxian found his certainty rather strange. "That old monster can reverse Yin-Yang and throw divination calculations into disarray. Even Jingxu can't fully calculate