Watching them drift away, Huang Zhengyang was full of helplessness as well.
Both sides felt the other was stubbornly set in their ways, impossible to reason with.
Brother Chu and he felt that they were ignorant yet fearless, holding themselves far too highly.
They, meanwhile, would feel that Brother Chu and he were overly timid and weak, lacking the courage a cultivator ought to possess.
Neither side could convince the other. Fortunately, they still knew their limits and obeyed the orders.
Chu Zhiyuan watched them depart and shook his head.
These eight Attendants were still rather tactful.
Though they did not believe what he said and secretly mocked his cowardice, they did not say it outright.
Otherwise, he would have had no choice but to meet them head-on, lest the Heavenly Sword Sect lose face.
"Is there really no other way?" Huang Zhengyang looked unwillingly at the tiny black dots in the distance. "Can we only watch helplessly as it grows stronger?"
After the Undying Evil Venerable statue descended, its power would only grow stronger and stronger.
Even if they used an array to isolate all human traces, it might not necessarily work.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Does the Imperial Court have any good ideas?"
"Alas..." Huang Zhengyang shook his head. "We're in a very awkward position now."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "There is a Divine Artifact capable of destroying it, but you feel it isn't worth using?"
"...Yes."
"You can only use the Divine Artifact after it has harmed enough people?"
"...Yes." Huang Zhengyang nodded helplessly.
It sounded absurd indeed, yet reality was just this absurd.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "That is easy enough. Invite several of the very best experts to investigate it. I trust their instincts are stronger than mine."
"...They have already investigated it." Huang Zhengyang gave a bitter