"Was it Anhen Heavenly Venerable...? No, that man seemed to have left many years ago..."
"Divine Fox Heavenly Venerable? That fellow is very cunning and good at hiding, but he does not seem to have that kind of nerve...?"
The Heavenly Venerables began speculating within Peacock Hall.
One name after another was put forward.
They were all formidable figures who had become famous long ago and had operated around Gufang Divine Hall.
As those names came from the mouths of the eight Heavenly Venerables, even Heavenly Venerable Gudao felt his heart pound in alarm. He nearly believed that this might truly have been done by one of those figures.
But he did not believe it.
Evidence?
There was none!
According to his true thoughts, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that this had been done by someone from Dream God Hall.
Perhaps that arrogant Deputy Hall Master, or perhaps some other hidden figure.
He had no evidence for that either.
But driven by a powerful intuition, he believed that Dream God Hall was behind it. Dream God Hall's purpose was simple: to strike at the rapidly swelling prestige Gufang Divine Hall had recently built up.
They wanted to create the impression around Gufang Divine Hall that not joining Gufang Divine Hall was fine, but anyone who tried to join it would die.
As for why they had not directly targeted the eight Heavenly Venerables who had already joined Gufang Divine Hall, the reason was simple. First, they had no opportunity. Second, they were avoiding a direct conflict with Gufang Divine Hall, leaving room for themselves and for Gufang Divine Hall alike.
Precisely because of this.
Heavenly Venerable Gudao had an immense headache.
*That damned bastard... he really is fucking difficult to deal with. Not only are his methods astonishing, he