"Bastard!"
The Sky-Eating Demon Venerable cursed.
The others' expressions were just as grim.
Li Xinge shook his head. "The Chu Province Cui Clan has been around for thousands of years. It's no surprise they have a few things to save their lives."
"Are we just going to let this go?"
The Wu Gu Priest asked, unwilling to accept it.
He had traveled thousands of miles to get here, only to leave empty-handed. How could he accept that?
"Of course we can't just let this go!"
The Sky-Eating Demon Venerable clenched his fists. "Our Holy Cult lost dozens of elite disciples this time. If I return empty-handed, how am I supposed to explain myself to the Devil Master?"
Wei Pingsheng stroked his beard, a cold glint flickering in his eyes. "The Half-Saint's Hidden Treasure is no small matter. If the Cui Family really gets it all to themselves, then in less than a hundred years, the Chu Province Cui Clan will surpass us all. By then, the balance of power in the south will be completely rewritten."
The ancestor of the Chu Province Lin Clan's face darkened. "My Lin Family and the Cui Family are both in Chu Province. If the Cui Family gets to absorb the power of this Half-Saint's Hidden Treasure, my Lin Family will be the first to suffer!"
"If that's the case, I have a proposal."
Li Xinge suddenly spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Li—Marquis of Chu—please, speak your mind."
Everyone looked at Li Xinge.
"We join forces and march on the Chu Province Cui Clan, forcing them to hand over the Half-Saint's Hidden Treasure!"
Li Xinge narrowed his eyes and sneered.
The others' expressions shifted.
"What if the Cui Clan refuses?"
"Refuses?"
Li Xinge chuckled. "Then we'll see whether the Chu Province Cui Clan can withstand all of