"You people ought to think about what time this is. At a time like this, you still want to persuade me to wade into these muddy waters?"
Inside a hall gleaming with treasure light, where dozens of man-tall crystal pillars of different colors stood erected, clearly forming some formidable grand formation, Extreme Yin Divine Monarch, dressed like an old Daoist, sat upright on an ancient gray lotus pedestal, lecturing a large group of Lesser Extreme Realm true disciples and Elder Grade figures.
"Immortal Artifacts are certainly good, but who wouldn't covet them? According to the news I received, even major forces from Liuhuo Continent have come. And for the Yuhua Family, Great Cold Palace, and Huangpu Family, this is not merely a matter of seizing an Immortal Artifact. Who doesn't want revenge? This lot will be like rabid mad dogs. What does our Lesser Extreme Realm have to contend against them with? And would the Changsun Family possibly stay out of this? Even if it came to the third or fourth round, it still wouldn't be our turn."
The more Extreme Yin Divine Monarch spoke, the more pleased he became, and the more he felt himself to be wise and mighty. "Therefore, at a time like this, we must hide our brilliance and bide our time. Safety comes first. Pass down my order: every cultivator of our Lesser Extreme Realm is forbidden from taking part in this matter! Cultivators above the Golden Core Realm are not to leave the sect gates during this period!"
"What the Sect Master says is entirely right. We all agree with the Sect Master. This bone is far too large; with our strength, we simply cannot gnaw it down. Preserving ourselves wisely is the best policy." Several ancient fossils, so old they were nearly at