In response to Fishing Elder's question, True Venerable Ren Tu waved a hand and answered blandly, "That is for your two sects to consider. I'm only offering a suggestion."
Offering a suggestion was fine. I thought you were going to make the decision! Fishing Elder thought for a moment, then shook his head with a troubled expression. "What I mean is, the True Venerables definitely need to be transferred from the passage entrance, but... there really aren't that many True Venerables stationed there at the moment."
There were actually quite a few True Venerables at the passage entrance, but that was the final retreat route for Heavenly Zither cultivators and had to be guarded well. Some True Venerables had shifted their positions forward somewhat to provide broader protection, but they had ultimately not left the defensive zone around the passage entrance.
Fishing Elder hesitated only briefly before making his decision. "It seems we'll have to invite a few more True Venerables over."
True Venerable Ren Tu showed no expression, but inwardly he snorted. Invite True Venerables? Wishful thinking!
The two sects' attitude toward inviting True Venerables some time ago had already displeased many of them—why invite him but not me? What did that mean? Did you look down on me?
True Venerables were different from True Immortals. Every one of the Seven Sects and Eighteen Paths had over a hundred True Immortals. Though they were high-end combat power, they were not irreplaceable. But regardless of the faction, True Venerables were indispensable, which made them particularly value their pride.
They had shown disrespect to True Venerables early on, and now they wanted to ask people to come guard the place. That would not be easy. At the very least, True Venerable Ren Tu felt that way himself, and he had also