Chapter 269

In the void, the Four Saints rode upon the clouds, none of them looking particularly well. Taishang sighed and said, "Second Brother, things have reached this point; we might as well drop it." From his perspective, with Xiqi fallen, the Zhou Dynasty destroyed, and only Bo Yikao left as a lone commander incapable of turning the tide, they would be better off conceding defeat. After all, in this Tribulation, his Human Sect had only lost the Eight Immortals. Although they were only nominal disciples, they had been taken in precisely to deal with the Tribulation; as long as Xuandu, his personal disciple, remained unharmed, everything else was acceptable. However, while the Human Sect's losses were light, Chanjiao and the Buddhist Sect had suffered catastrophic casualties. How could Yuanshi and the others let the matter rest? "Never." Yuanshi's face was twisted, his eyes filled with hatred. So many of his Chanjiao disciples had died; he could never let this go. "I swear by my very being that I will have this revenge!"