Bluffing His Way Through

In the starry sky, Purple Nether Lord showed no reaction, as though Qin Heng's words had made no impression on him whatsoever.

The voices of the Returning Heaven Alliance elders, on the other hand, could be heard clearly.

Seeing that Purple Nether Lord remained silent, Qin Heng knew he had not said enough and had yet to satisfy him.

So he responded to one of the Returning Heaven Alliance elders: "Those comprehending the incomplete God Path Script are not limited to Star Lords. There are also Eternal Experts such as Vast Nothing Mountain Master and Black Tower Master. The Eternal Experts of the Eastern Ancient Holy Land already interact with one another. With this incomplete scripture to study together, they can draw closer still, discussing the Dao, displaying their wisdom and learning, and jointly unraveling its mysteries. All in all, whether for Purple Nether Lord or Eastern Ancient as a whole, it brings a hundred benefits and not a single harm."

"This..."

The Returning Heaven Alliance elders could not help frowning at this.

Qin Heng's train of thought was very clear. The answer Purple Nether Lord wanted was nothing more than this—why had something that should have belonged to me become everyone's? You had to give me a reasonable explanation!

As for an explanation, it only needed to sound plausible.

The deed was already done and could not be undone. As long as they wrangled over the outcome enough to make Purple Nether Lord feel that he had not actually lost out, or had perhaps even made a small gain, there would be no problem.

What Purple Nether Lord had lost was the advantage of seeing one more incomplete volume than everyone else.

But that was not an absolute outcome, because he might not necessarily have obtained this incomplete volume