A cold gleam flashed in Lingxiao Realm Lord's eyes.
"The worlds under my command offer me vast amounts of Destiny and resources every year."
"Now that Liu Yuan has destroyed the Hunyuan Realm, he is cutting off my very foundation. How could I possibly let this go?"
"This matter does not concern the Spirit Firmament Realm alone."
"You fellow Daoists also have worlds of all sizes scattered throughout the Flowing Light Domain, and some are even in that border region." Lingxiao Realm Lord's voice turned cold.
"Since Liu Yuan dared to lay hands on the Hunyuan Realm, there is no guarantee he will not target the worlds under your command as well."
"It was merely a fortunate coincidence that we discovered this now. Had we not, and allowed him to devour without restraint..."
"By the time we noticed, he might have drained all the Destiny from the entire outer region by himself."
Those words struck at everyone's sore spot.
The reason these great worlds near the central region could maintain their lofty status and abundant resources—
was largely because they exploited and squeezed those remote, barren worlds.
Now, someone was setting fire to their "pastures." That was absolutely intolerable.
"Fellow Daoist Lingxiao is absolutely right." Jade Cauldron stroked his beard and nodded.
"If this is not stopped, our very foundations will be shaken. However, we do not yet know the other party's background, so we should not act rashly."
"In my view, we should join forces and make a trip there." Heaven-Burning Ancestor proposed.
"With the four of us working together, even if we encounter someone in the mid stage of Hunyuan Wuji, we will have the strength to fight."
"Let us first visit the Celestial Mystery Realm and probe the situation."
"If Liu Yuan merely obtained some treasure, we