Conspiracy?
"What a joke. That's the Eternal Sacred Hall we're talking about. What kind of conspiracy could they have?"
"Did you only hear about this recently? It was probably someone from the Anti-Saint Alliance who deliberately leaked the news to frame the Eternal Sacred Hall."
"That makes sense. Otherwise, why were there no rumors like this before, only for them to surface now, when conflicts are raging?"
"I have a different take. Is it possible someone discovered this a long time ago, but didn't dare reveal the truth because of the Eternal Sacred Hall's power?"
"Hm? When you put it that way, it's not entirely unreasonable."
"So what exactly is this conspiracy?"
"As everyone knows, Holy Dragon Mountain has a sacred vein, and not an ordinary one at that. Cultivating here makes your progress much faster."
"A place like this, even if the Eternal Sacred Hall didn't use it themselves, should have ended up in the hands of the Sacred Dao Academy."
"But instead, they chose to open it up completely. As long as you get the Eternal Sacred Hall's permission, you can come here to cultivate."
"And getting that permission is as simple as applying. Their real purpose is that a Fierce Creature is hidden within Holy Dragon Mountain."
"Everything we gain from cultivating is nourishing that Fierce Creature."
"In other words, the Eternal Sacred Hall is using the fruits of our cultivation to raise some Fierce Creature of unknown origin."
At these words, everyone furrowed their brows.
A Fierce Creature?
A Fierce Creature hidden within Holy Dragon Mountain?
Wasn't that a bit too far-fetched? Holy Dragon Mountain had existed for so many years, and no one had ever heard anything like this.
"There's one thing I can't understand."
"Does the Eternal Sacred Hall really need to raise some