Artificial island, city center!
Inside the grand stone hall, as Venerable Peach Blossom and Fire-Eroding Venerable departed...
The many old monsters in the hall did not leave. Instead, they began exchanging insights on cultivation.
Of course.
If one could ignore the invisible voice transmissions crisscrossing through the air in the hall, only then would this truly be a scene of harmony and cordiality.
"Fellow Daoist, I have already reached a preliminary agreement with Fellow Daoist Ye and the others..."
"The three of us will secretly join forces. So long as we do not encounter those two from the Purgatory Clan, we are absolutely confident of surviving to the end..."
"..."
Indeed!
This seemingly harmonious atmosphere was nothing more than a surface display.
Behind it lay exchanges of interest and schemes!
After all, people were divided into ranks, and relationships naturally had degrees of closeness and distance.
It was impossible to treat everyone equally.
Even saints had selfish desires.
Much less humans!
Thus, secretly planning to join forces was only natural.
Fortunately, the Heart Demon Great Oath served as a restraint. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to ensure unity in the broader direction.
Even so, within the limits imposed by the Heart Demon Great Oath, these crafty old monsters continued their little covert maneuvers without end.
Island-Moving Venerable and Demon Venerable Nether Sea had likely foreseen this scene long ago. That was why they had left first.
Just as the many Spirit Transformation old monsters and old demons within the stone hall formed alliances with one another...
Elsewhere.
Venerable Peach Blossom and Fire-Eroding Venerable had also arrived before a great hall.
Without further delay, Fire-Eroding Venerable opened the formation of the hall and made a gesture of invitation.
At this sight!
After exchanging a polite remark, Venerable Peach Blossom entered