To the various kingdoms, if the Nine Saints wanted to demand their nation-suppressing divine artifacts, it would be no difficult matter. None of the kingdoms would dare refuse. It only took a word.
But who to give them to was a problem. There were eight nation-suppressing divine artifacts, yet Nine Saints—rather like an uneven division of spoils.
For him at present, it was inappropriate to seize all eight nation-suppressing divine artifacts at once. The commotion would be too great, impossible to conceal, and would arouse suspicion. His current strength was still insufficient to withstand the combined forces of the other eight Saints. He had to proceed carefully.
According to the records in Li Ge's Manuscript, there was no need for him to hold all eight divine artifacts in his own hands anyway. What would be the point of taking them all? To cut off the Five-Region Star Formation?
He could not possibly do something like lifting a rock only to smash his own feet.
What he needed to do now was confirm as quickly as possible whether what the manuscript described was true.
So he first had to obtain the Heaven-Swallowing Ring and the Mountains-and-Rivers Cauldron, then find the entrance to the Fifth Region as described in the manuscript.
Judging by his assessment of the manuscript, it ought not to be fake. But if it was real, then he had even more reason to act.
As for the Heaven-Swallowing Ring, Wei Kingdom had already fallen. He could completely take it into his possession in secret.
As for the Mountains-and-Rivers Cauldron, he could secretly borrow it from Han Kingdom. Han Kingdom would not dare refuse, and he could return it after confirming the truth.
If the functions of the Heaven-Swallowing Ring and Mountains-and-Rivers Cauldron proved genuine, then the Astral Token in