After the people from Shangqing Palace had left as well, some of the Secret Realm Immortal Gate members present couldn't help curling their lips.
"These sects really are... timid as mice! Such a golden opportunity is right in front of them, yet they choose to back down. How can anyone achieve great things when they're so afraid to take risks?"
"'A petty man is not fit to plot with.' Besides, it's just as well they left. With the strength and resources of our sects, we're more than capable of wiping out the Authorities' forces in the secular world. Having a few fewer sects involved won't affect us. In fact, that just means fewer people to compete with us for the treasures that appear in the future!"
"Exactly. Once we've wiped out the Authorities' forces in the secular world, all the treasures that appear in this world will be ours. If those few sects dare to try and seize them then, they'll be making enemies of every one of us!"
Since they had already decided to join forces, those who remained naturally took the same side as they spoke, whether deliberately or otherwise.
In the eyes of many, the fact that those Secret Realm Immortal Gates had just left wasn't a bad thing at all.
With fewer sects dividing the spoils, they would undoubtedly get a bigger share.
Besides, more than ten Secret Realm Immortal Gates had stayed. They were confident that, working together, they could wipe out the Authorities' forces with ease.
Thus, most of them didn't care that those few Secret Realm Immortal Gates had left.
Listening to the crowd, Wan Fa Zhenjun smiled and nodded. "You're right, fellow Daoists. Since those sects that just left are so timid and cowardly, it's just as well they're gone."