Through a brief exchange, Qu Jianlei and the other two had already made their decision and prepared to accept the World Will's karma.
Though Min Ning and Jin Ge were not especially certain, they had still guessed the general picture.
The two of them definitely would not wade into these muddy waters again, because there was no need whatsoever.
So their choice was to protect their three companions while guarding against the three Star Tapir Great Venerables.
True Venerable Wen Xian's position was rather awkward. He had pointed out that tiny bit, but had not fully spelled it out, so he could be considered to have touched on a little karma.
At the very least, it was heavier than Min Ning and Jin Ge's karma as "teammates."
So those two could serve as protectors, while he could only secretly stay on guard and try to protect them at the same time.
The three Star Tapir Great Venerables had no idea what preparations the five cultivators opposite them were making despite looking so relaxed.
The next moment, Great Venerable Latan raised his brows and spoke in astonishment. "Did you hear that?"
"A Light... Sigh?" Great Venerable Laru answered uncertainly. "It seemed like that, right?"
Lazhan hesitated for a few breaths, then asked in surprise, "Why do I feel like I didn't hear anything?"
"It was the World Will," Great Venerable Latan said with certainty, though his tone still carried a trace of strangeness. "It seemed... seemed powerless despite its intent."
"Holy shit..." Great Venerable Laru and Lazhan looked at the cultivators opposite them in shock. Just what kind of background did these people have?
To make even the World Will dare to be angry but not speak—what sort of origin did that take?
But the five acted as if they had