"Let's not talk about that anymore. If one fails to plan for the distant future, troubles will come knocking at the door. We should discuss, in broad terms, how our various forces should conduct ourselves once the war expands after the Devil Race invades the Chaotic Demon Domain."
When Deputy Hall Master Jiang heard Dongyi Bear Emperor's complaint, he laughed heartily. Although Lu Xiaotian was closest to Nan Chendu, in front of outsiders, he was still, at the end of the day, a member of Abyss Hall. The entire Abyss Hall had benefited tremendously from Lu Xiaotian's alchemy over the past few centuries, and Deputy Hall Master Jiang was naturally no exception. It was merely that the benefits he had received were not as great as those obtained by Nan Chendu and Shi Zhongyi. Hearing Dongyi Bear Emperor's complaint, he naturally had to defend Lu Xiaotian. In truth, let alone Dongyi Bear Emperor—even he and Nan Chendu had no idea why Lu Xiaotian was collecting so many demon beast Primordial Spirits. Over the years, the various grades of demon beast Primordial Spirits that had flowed into Abyss Hall numbered well over ten thousand.
Almost the entire Demon Race of the Chaotic Demon Domain had been affected to some extent.
"Brother Lu paid spirit crystals and spirit pills for every demon beast Primordial Spirit he collected. Quite a few juniors under your command, Bear Emperor, have also come to Luanqing Ruins to seek spirit pills. You each got what you needed." Since Deputy Hall Master Jiang had spoken up in Lu Xiaotian's defense, Nan Chendu naturally took an even clearer stance. A fourth-grade Pill King was far too important to a force, especially one as prolific as Lu Xiaotian. No amount of protection from Abyss Hall would be excessive.
"Haha, I