"Brother, should we help Luohou out?"
No sooner had Taiyi spoken than Di Jun shot him a glare.
"With what?"
"There's a Dao Ancestor inside, and the Three Pure Ones outside."
"If we rush in now, both sides will kill us together."
Taiyi calmed down and immediately suppressed the Chaos Bell.
The Demon Clan wanted an opportunity, but that did not mean they intended to throw away their lives.
The best outcome would be for Luohou and Niu Ben to wound each other badly.
Neither of them needed to die, but both had to lose the ability to continue fighting for a short time.
Only then could the Demon Clan seize the chance to compete for the world's Origin Essence and the Saint Positions.
The Two Saints of the West had likewise stopped nearby.
Sensing the demonic aura erupting from within the palace, Zhunti suddenly felt much less stifled.
"Senior Brother, Luohou is angry."
"I said long ago that Niu Ben acts too arrogantly. Sooner or later, he was bound to run into someone he couldn't afford to provoke."
Jieyin did not echo him.
He stared at the churning demonic energy within Purple Cloud Palace, unease lingering in his heart.
A conflict between Luohou and Niu Ben was indeed good news for the West.
But if the demon ancestor used this opportunity to return to the Primordial Wilderness, the West would surely be the first to suffer.
"Junior Brother, don't celebrate too soon."
"Whoever wins may not benefit us."
Zhunti disagreed.
"At least it's better than having Niu Ben constantly pressing down on us."
"Didn't Luohou say it himself? His goal is the world's Origin Essence."
"Once he obtains the Origin Essence, he'll naturally return to the Outer Heavens."
Jieyin sighed inwardly.
After his junior brother had half of his