"Li Shanzu is also dead?"

The Tiancan Monk, watching the commotion, widened his eyes and said to the Eternal Life Sect Leader beside him, "Sect Leader, did you hear the drum wrong?"

Not long ago, the Eternal Life Sect Leader talked at length, believing that Zhou Xuan was just hiding his strength, possessing the power of nine sticks of incense, yet not using it, likely for some kind of strategy.

Now, this doesn’t look like a strategy at all.

A strategy is used to calculate others, not to send one’s own people to their deaths.

"Yun Ziliang is dead, Li Shanzu has also fallen. If we don’t step in, I’m afraid Zhou Xuan will also die on this stage."

The Tiancan Monk, like a resentful woman, kept lamenting.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader continued to beat the drum, the drum beads crackling incessantly.

The drum skin vibrated continuously, the drum sound continuously transmitted. He listened intently, feeling more and more that he had been somewhat foolish earlier.

"Strange, my drum truly heard the aura of imminent death of Yun Ziliang and Li Changxun. They are really dead."

"Could it be that Zhou Xuan and Yun Ziliang never even ascended to the level of nine sticks of incense?"

"We must intervene to save Zhou Xuan."

The Tiancan Monk said. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Save... how to save?"

The Eternal Life Sect Leader pointed to the Dun Jia Taishang and Buddha Country people in the drama field, saying, "Those people are all above nine sticks of incense, are they still human? They are a bunch of desperate dogs, whoever pulls them will get bitten,

if we enter, can we be certain of victory?"

"No one in Jing Country dares to offend the Heavenly Dome." The Tiancan Monk’s meaning was simple, to reveal his identity.

"Old Can, oh Old Can, think for a moment. Is the Dun Jia Taishang still from Jing Country now? They’ve already become Buddha Country people!

We are indeed the imperial envoys of the Heavenly Dome, but to use the sword of Jing Country to slay the Realm Master of Buddha Country? What are you thinking?

They are all desperados. If we intervene, we won’t have the chance to walk away unscathed."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader kept advising the Tiancan Monk.

In his view, the Tiancan Monk, having cultivated in the human world, lived long in the Snow Mountain Prefecture—the Snow Mountain Prefecture contains a Buddha Worship City, and the "Broken Robe" gang hall has a close affinity with Buddha, ranking only after the Reincarnation Zen Sect in the Snow Mountain Prefecture, respected wherever he goes.

"Old Can, you have never seen true cruelty."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader knew too well how far a desperate person could go.

"If Zhou Xuan dies, we won’t escape scot-free."

"Ah, the punishment from the Heavenly Dome is always limited. Suffer a bit longer, and it’s over, but if we fight these desperados and fall, then we truly fall."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader also considered other methods and said, "The incense fire Taoist was invited by us to stabilize the scene. Now the scene is chaotic, I will plead with him, see if he can save Zhou Xuan."

"That sounds good," the Tiancan Monk agreed with the suggestion.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader immediately started to navigate through the drama stage. His Taoist abilities weren’t as high as the "incense fire Taoist’s," so he didn’t move as freely. After much effort, he finally reached the presence of the incense fire Taoist.

"Incense Fire Taoist God, can you still stand firm?"

"Oh, Sect Leader, those fighting to the death aren’t me, why wouldn’t I stand firm?"

The incense fire Taoist adopted a stance of watching from the sidelines, constantly scanning the stage, searching for the empty spaces.

He was diligently searching for Zhou Xuan hidden within the space crevices, and once found, as soon as Zhou Xuan moved swiftly, he disappeared like a sailfish hidden in the deep sea.

He also muttered, "This Zhou Xuan’s Turtle Breath Technique has improved since the last time I saw him use it. If we let this youngster continue, he might indeed become a significant threat."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader didn’t clearly hear the incense fire Taoist’s muttering, and with a face full of anxiety, he said, "Incense Fire Taoist God, Zhou Xuan is a talent worth nurturing. The Heavenly Dome is in need of people right now. If he dies in this drama stage, it would truly be a pity..."

"It’s a pity, indeed, but life and death are fated. How can they be forcibly changed?"

The incense fire Taoist stroked his white beard, looking unconcerned, and said, "I am at the Heavenly God Level. Since I am at the Heavenly God Level, I must not act in the mortal world.

You know, every time a Heavenly God Level acts, it creates a narrow fissure between the Heavenly Dome and the human world. Some Heavenly Fire Clan people take the opportunity to descend to the Mortal World."

"But if it’s to save Zhou Xuan, I think it’s possible..."

"Impossible."

The incense fire Taoist turned his head and glared at the Eternal Life Sect Leader, saying, "If another Young Master Lin Ming of the Heavenly Fire Clan descends, will you go capture him?"

"That is not my duty."

"That is the duty of the Heavenly God Level. If I save him and cause a disaster, and you don’t help clean up, leaving me to deal alone? Trying to exhaust me to death?"

The incense fire Taoist flicked his robe and said,

"Say no more. The drama stage and the death duel were Zhou Xuan’s choices. There’s no one else interfering from the sidelines. This is a fair martial duel in the Jianghu, anyone with no reason to get involved!"

This statement blocked all the "excuses to save" that the Eternal Life Sect Leader wanted, strongly refusing.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader couldn’t find any reason to plead further, so he sighed and returned to the Tiancan Monk’s side.

"Sect Leader, did the incense fire Taoist agree to act?"

"No."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader kept shaking his head, his face uncertain, seeming to hide deep thoughts.

The Tiancan Monk saw the Eternal Life Sect Leader’s frustration and said, "Sect Leader, if you’re afraid of the Heavenly Dome’s blame, let’s just fight our way in... with your and my strength, even if we can’t save Zhou Xuan, we could still retreat unscathed."