Most cultivators defied the heavens in their pursuit of immortality. If they still couldn't live forever after breaking through to the Sage realm, it would be a crushing blow to them all. If things were truly as Ling Tian's clone had surmised, then even after reaching the Sage realm, they still wouldn't be able to become true sages. They would have to break through to an even higher realm to achieve that.
Surpassing the Sages would most likely mean replacing the Lord of the Star Domain. That would be an incredibly difficult feat for them. Defeating the Lord of the Universe was already hard enough, let alone beating someone even more powerful.
At the thought of this, everyone's expressions grew grave, and they couldn't help giving wry smiles.
"So what if we have to defeat the Lord of the Star Domain and take his place? As long as we obtain Guixu, we'll have a chance. It'll just take us longer," Lei Ba said nonchalantly. "Especially since we now have Senior Dong Huang. With his inner world, we'll have a thousand times as much time, giving us a better chance to raise our strength until we can stand against the Lord of the Star Domain."
Lei Ba had deliberately mentioned "Guixu" because its existence meant they didn't have to worry about the Lord of the Star Domain killing them outright. It was just as the Lord of the Star Domain couldn't directly deal with the Lord of the Universe now. That meant they would be invincible when facing him.
"Right. As long as we defeat the Lord of the Universe, we'll have a good chance of standing against the Lord of the Star Domain. It may be a difficult road, but there's still hope." The Divine Emperor picked up the conversation,