"So that was it."
Realization dawned on everyone's faces, and the Hall Master of the Nine Nether Hall nodded slightly as well.
The Nine-Tailed Nether Lord had indeed shown little respect for him as hall master while alive, but he had always assumed that was because the young man's father was a Heavenly Realm Demon Saint.
As the demon saint's doted-on only son, a little arrogance was only natural.
As for his connection to Azure Jade Palace... this was truly the first he had heard of it.
No wonder he had become a candidate for palace master of Myriad Nether Palace as a matter of course, despite possessing only Dao Realm cultivation.
Unfortunately, before a rogue cultivator from outside the domain, all those lofty identities had proved useless.
And that rogue cultivator would have to pay for his actions with his life.
"It seems you all understand the workings behind this now."
The Guyuan Ancestor swept his gaze over the others, interlacing his fingers before him.
"Then I shall get straight to the point. I invited you here so we could resolve this matter as quickly as possible."
"We all have substantial foundations behind us. We cannot act as we please like that rogue cultivator of unknown origins."
"If he destroys some of our sects' accumulated foundations in his dying struggle, the loss would far outweigh the gain."
"Naturally."
The Purple-Haired Woman covered her mouth and laughed, her bearing quite relaxed.
"Still, there is no need for such haste."
"Word of the Golden Kill Order has already spread. The moment he dares show himself before the people of the Nether Domain, we will receive news of it."
As she spoke, she turned toward the Guyuan Ancestor in the seat of honor, her smile growing brighter. "Of course, even if he