"Second, and most important of all."
"Those people spent several epochs in True Saint Yuan Chu's Inner World."
"And what manner of being was True Saint Yuan Chu?"
"He failed in his attempt to reach a higher realm. The legacy and insights he left behind—even the faintest trace—would benefit us beyond measure."
"Even if they did not receive his legacy directly, we need only pry a few clues about him from their mouths."
"To us, that would be a treasure beyond reckoning!"
"True Saint Yuan Chu's legacy!"
"What?"
"That's impossible!"
"True Saint Yuan Chu fell long ago. How could his legacy be in their hands?"
"I don't know."
Celestial Pivot True Lord shook his head.
"But even a one-in-ten-thousand chance is enough to drive anyone mad."
"Even if they have none of his complete legacy, they emerged from his Inner World. Countless threads must connect them to him."
"For all we know, he may even have guided them in person."
"A word or two from their mouths would benefit us beyond measure."
Deathly silence filled the hall.
In every pair of eyes, the fire of greed began to burn.
The Great Luo True Realm was already the limit of what they could attain.
One step beyond lay the elusive True Saint Realm.
No one could resist that temptation.
"You mean..." Nether Demon True Lord rasped, greed glinting in his eyes.
"We join forces and take down that Green-Robed Man?"
"Precisely," Celestial Pivot True Lord said without hedging.
"But his strength..." True Lord Shenluo hesitated.
"He is strong. Strong enough to suppress all seven of you together," Celestial Pivot True Lord said with a nod.
"But, my friends."
A confident smile tugged at his lips.
Then Celestial Pivot True Lord suddenly laughed.
"You know how strong he is. What you don't