"Why be so impatient, fellow Daoist? This old man naturally has his reasons for doing this."
"Oh? Brother Wu, please speak." Iron Tyrant King's brows lifted, but his expression also calmed.
"Though you and I are both late-stage Lihe, even joining hands may not make us invincible. Those mighty beings all have their misgivings and do not dare seize the treasure, but they are also unwilling to simply give up."
"Could they have some other idea?"
"Indeed. Their true bodies cannot take it, but their Split Souls can descend to the lower world. This old man is not clear on the specifics, but it seems they have an agreement among themselves: if a Split Soul obtains the treasure, it will not trigger a conflict between planes because of it," the blue-robed old man said with a grave expression.
Iron Tyrant King's expression also turned ugly, but after hesitating briefly, he still spoke up in rebuttal. "So what if their Split Souls descend to the lower world? Wasn't it said that because of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, they cannot break through the shackles of the Nascent Soul realm? Mere Nascent Soul-level existences, even if they are the Split Souls of Loose Immortals, are nothing to fear."
"If only that were the case. But the Asura Gate has been delayed, and the Laws of Heaven and Earth have also changed slightly. Previously it was the Nascent Soul realm, but now the shackle is that they cannot exceed Lihe," the blue-robed old man said with a sigh.
"Lihe? Then that means they are now at the same realm as us?" Iron Tyrant King said, his face changing drastically.
"Not necessarily the same." A strange look flashed through the blue-robed old man's eyes. "Time is limited. Even for the Split Soul of