The cultivators fell silent for a while. In the end, Shenni stepped forward and said, "We can agree on the standards, but the decision isn't ours to make.
"We'll have to meet with Haotian and discuss the details with him.
"We need to come up with terms that both sides can accept.
"The basic conditions are more or less settled. Does anyone have anything to add?
"If not, let's head to the Heavenly Court.
"Daoist Star probably can't hold Haotian off for much longer.
"Rather than wait for Haotian to come after us, we should all go to the Heavenly Court together.
"That way, we'll at least have the advantage in numbers."
"Agreed!
"Fellow Daoist Shenni is right!"
A short while later,
the gathered powerhouses set off together.
After the cultivators had departed, Zhenyuanzi appeared in the hall once more.
It was hard to say whether those fellows would succeed.
But as for Zhenyuanzi, he probably wouldn't come out of this unscathed.
Though he himself hadn't taken part,
just providing a place for them to hold their meeting would likely be enough to earn Haotian's displeasure.
He still had no idea what price he'd have to pay to appease Haotian's anger.
Haotian had been pressured into a corner. It would be strange if he weren't furious.
Still, this wasn't entirely everyone's fault.
Haotian had simply gone too far.
He'd barely emerged from seclusion before capturing four powerhouses in a row.
Who wouldn't be unnerved by that?
It was only because Haotian had displayed such absurd strength.
Otherwise, everyone would've stormed the Heavenly Court ages ago.
There wouldn't have been any need for this discussion.
Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had been overbearing enough back then, hadn't they?
But even they hadn't gone after established cultivators one after another.
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