"Second Brother, what do we do now?"
The four gathered around Ri Tian, watching his vital essence drain away, their faces tight with worry.
With his foundation destroyed, Ri Tian's cultivation kept slipping. At over a hundred years old, he would die if this continued.
Surviving would be hard enough, let alone becoming a Great Sage of the Human Race.
Without a Great Sage of the Human Race, the Merit and fortune they had hoped for were gone too.
While the others were consumed by regret, Chi Jingzi said nothing. He poured his spiritual energy into Ri Tian, struggling to preserve his vital essence.
"Enough. Let's stabilize Ri Tian's vital essence first. We can worry about everything else later," Yu Ding said.
Of the four, only he had any sway besides Chi Jingzi.
Qingxu and Grand Master Lingbao exchanged a glance and joined in. None of the four noticed the strange look in Ri Tian's eyes.
Before reincarnating, Haotian had planted a Dao Induction in his soul. If someone triggered it, he would regain his awareness.
"Demon Emperor" was one of the phrases that could trigger it.
When he awakened, he learned that he, Haotian the Jade Emperor, had once again become the disciple of the Exposition Sect—the very people who rubbed him the wrong way. The jarring realization left him frozen in place, and he took the full force of Tai Yi's True Sun Flame.
Now, with Haotian's memories restored, he watched the four direct disciples of the Exposition Sect protect his vital essence. Conflicting emotions churned within him.
Truthfully, Chi Jingzi and the others constantly flaunted their status as direct disciples of the Exposition Sect and disciples of Jade Void. Their condescending manner was irritating, but they had held nothing back when teaching him.
Haotian had overheard them