Forget about the cultivators from other imperial factions.
In fact, Kanis wouldn't have trusted even his own faction's friends and colleagues with such responsibility.
After all, there was a difference between trusting someone to fight alongside you and trusting them with your life.
The former was sometimes necessary. The latter was a luxury Kanis had never been willing to afford.
Interestingly, the delay in Aksai's Blink had actually helped him escape Kanis's immediate pursuit. Since Kanis had no way of knowing when or where Aksai would reappear, he could do little more than wait on the island for him to emerge and create a spatial fluctuation.
Based on the abilities Aksai had demonstrated so far, Kanis knew that the former could create another rift in the formation's barrier and slip through his net. If Aksai managed to complete his Blink and reappear beyond the island, he would be as good as gone.
