Meeting Yan Zhaoge's gaze, Xu Fei smiled, "Now, I am also a grasshopper on a rope, unable to run."
His back was against the door of the core pill room. His back was dyed by the earthy yellow radiance, and in front of him, there was a light mist that looked like chains wrapped around his body.
"It has still been a little too long," Yan Zhaoge knit his brows tightly, "It is because of the Earth Splitting Pearl."
Xue Fei nodded.
Following Yan Zhaoge's instructions, he held onto the Earth Splitting Pearl and waited. When the Earth Devil made his move, the Pill Hall started suppressing the Earth Devil's intentions of reincarnating using another body.
Just relying on the Pill Hall wasn't enough. Xue Fei brought out the Earth Splitting Pearl to assist him.
Under the two suppressions, the Earth Devil's revival was delayed.
Yan Zhaoge had intended for the two Extinct Devils to attack at the same time. Using his current method, he would hold one of them back, creating a rare time gap. With that, the Daoism experts would be able to focus on dealing with the other Extinct Devils.
After dealing with the Water Devil, he immediately rushed back to deal with the Earth Devil.
From a macro point of view, the plan had been a success so far.
However, during the process of delaying the Earth Devil's rebirth, Xue Fei, who was wielding the Earth Splitting Pearl, was also bound by its power. In the end, he became a part of the suppression ritual.
Now, he was closely related to Shi Jun and his mother, and it was difficult for them to separate.
"It doesn't matter. I feel more at ease watching over them." Xue Fei smiled nonchalantly.
While Yan Zhaoge was circulating the Pill Hall, he was also touching the Earth Splitting Pearl. While helping the suppression ritual to continue working, he was also inspecting it from top to bottom.
"That's all we can do now." He sighed, "The Devil Dao is bizarre. Even if we separate ourselves from the Pill Hall and only use the Earth Splitting Pearl, you still won't be able to escape. You'll have to travel together with the Earth Splitting Pearl and Jun 'er."
Xu Fei said, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. The important thing is to subdue the demon."
He looked towards Yan Zhaoge, "The Domain of Thousand Scales and the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual were consumed by the Water Devil. Do you have any other ideas regarding the Earth Devil?"
"According to what I said last time, we can't rely on the Pill Hall when it comes to the real deal."
Currently, he was borrowing the power of the Pill Hall to delay the Earth Devil's resurrection.
In his current state, he was unable to pull out the devil seal.
Just like what happened to Chen Xuanzong, Chu Lili and the others previously, if they wanted to remove the Devil Seal, they would have to wait until the Great Devil had truly begun the process of resurrection.
That was why it was said that danger coexisted with opportunity.
There was only a thin line between victory and defeat. They could either succeed and eliminate all future troubles, or suffer a crushing defeat and be at the mercy of others.
The awkward thing about the Pill Hall was that they didn't have to worry about exposing their location in their current state.
However, when the Earth Devil truly began his rebirth, without the help of the Domain of Thousand Scales and the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, the location of the Great Devil's reincarnation body couldn't be hidden from the Primordial Heart Devil and the other peak experts of the Devil Dao.
At that time, if he wanted to use the Pill Hall as his home ground to deal with his opponent, he would definitely be locked onto the Awakened Sky Cosmos.
The Great Demons of the Nine Underworlds weren't the only ones who wanted to find the Awakened Sky Cosmos. Other forces were also searching for it.
If the demon saw that things weren't going well and spread the news, the experts from the other factions would swarm over.
At that time, it was hard to say what would happen to the Earth Devil. Everyone in the Awakened Sky Cosmos would suffer a calamity.
"An existence like the Domain of Thousand Scales is too rare. We're already considered lucky to be able to find one." Yan Zhaoge shook his head, "As for the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, we don't have enough raw materials to forge a second one."
Xue Fei asked, "How's the situation with your North Ocean Clone investigating the Starry River Tributary?"
To Yan Zhaoge, the Starry River Tributary where he found the Bright Connection Emperor's corpse was naturally the best location. With the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, he alone could fight against an entire army.
While it wasn't effective against the Water Devil, it was effective against the Earth Devil, not to mention the Great Devils attacking from the outside.
"No." Yan Zhaoge shook his head.
The Nine Underworlds knew of the Starry River Tributary's location.
In the past, a Grand Heavenly Realm Devil Lord fought against Feng Yunsheng there. He had personally witnessed the Starry River Tributary transforming into the Nine Bends Yellow River.
This time, the Nine Underworlds had taken precautions against it.
When Yan Zhaoge went to investigate again, he saw that the place had already been destroyed. It must have been the Devil Lord's doing.
"In other words, we're going to fight them head-on?" asked Xue Fei.
Yan Zhaoge said, "The Nine Underworlds is like a street rat. Everyone wants to beat him up. At the very least, that's how it is most of the time. As such, the Heart Devil, the Shadow Devil, and the others couldn't do much. After being repelled by Senior Suo and the others, the Buddhists and Demon Race's experts forced the Nine Underworlds into a corner."
"However, the Devil's tracks are unpredictable, and it's ever-changing. There's bound to be some that slip through the net."
Yan Zhaoge's eyes emitted a cold glint, "Moreover, the Buddhists and Demon Race aren't reliable either. While they're suppressing the Nine Underworlds, they're also targeting us."
"If it weren't for the Demon Race's interference, the Astro Sovereign and the others wouldn't have nearly lost their lives."
Then, he sighed, "In fact, we might even be able to save the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual. With that, things would be much easier for us now."
Xue Fei lifted the wine pouch and drank a mouthful. His complexion was flushed, but his gaze was clear and calm, "Without the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, it's hard to guard against the Primordial Heart Devil's mischief. After all, he doesn't even need to personally descend, and he's already able to affect Little Jun and the others."
"I'm waiting for the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor's reply." Yan Zhaoge said, "If you want to ask who's the most proficient in dealing with the Primordial Heart Devil's mischief, it's him."
Xue Fei nodded silently.
Yan Zhaoge performed a spell to stabilize the seal. Then, he opened the core pill room's door and walked in. Xue Fei followed after him.
Within the core pill room, Ying Yuzhen was still lying within the ice coffin as if she was in a deep slumber.
Shi Jun, on the other hand, had his back leaning against the pill room's wall. He sat in a lotus position and stabilized his body.
However, there was a vertical crack on their foreheads, from which a yellowish radiance seeped out. It was heavy and desolate, sinister and ominous.
Through the crack and the yellowish radiance, Shi Jun felt as if he was looking into the abyss of darkness. He couldn't help but immerse himself within.
Sensing someone entering, Shi Jun opened his eyes. Upon seeing Yan Zhaoge and Xue Fei, his expression became much more relaxed.
"Little Jun, I'll now explain to you the process of the Astro Sovereign and the others removing the devilish seal. You can use it as a reference," said Yan Zhaoge solemnly.
Shi Jun's expression became serious again, and he looked at Yan Zhaoge seriously.
Due to Ying Yuzhen's loss of consciousness, the removal of the devilish seal was mainly done by Shi Jun.
The Great Devil that chose him as the embodiment of reincarnation was the Earth Devil's subordinate. From a certain perspective, they shared the same origins.
Shi Jun could also become the Earth Devil's embodiment. Only, he wasn't as suitable as his mother.
After all, the Earth Devil was the master, while he was the follower. It would be extremely difficult for him to remove the devilish seal.
Yet, no one else could do it for him.
Shi Jun listened to Yan Zhaoge's words. When he heard about the Anti-Devil Countering Rune, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
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