"You should know that you have already failed twice!" the cold voice at the head continued to remind them.
"If not for Qing Xia that time on Cui Zhu Island, I would already have succeeded in killing him!" Daoist Luo Liu said indignantly.
"The last time as well. Tao Ze was the master of Dian Jiao Peak, and he activated the Sacred Hall's grand formation. Otherwise, I could have forcibly slain Ye Tian too!" A voice from within one of the white spheres of light hurriedly spoke as well. It was clearly Daoist Zi Xiao.
"Five hundred years from now, Master will not listen to these excuses of yours!" the cold voice said. "Qing Xia, Tao Ze, and Lu Wenbin are also targets that must be killed. You had best complete these tasks within three hundred years and leave yourselves... some room to maneuver!"
"If they all remain within their respective peaks and refuse to come out, what should we do?" Daoist Luo Liu asked grimly.
"Then break the Sacred Hall's grand formation," an aged voice sounded. "Of course, that is a last resort. Do not use it unless the very last moment arrives!"
"Then find a way to make them leave the Sacred Hall of their own accord, then seize the chance to kill them!" Daoist Zi Xiao said.
"That is our only option!" Daoist Luo Liu nodded.
"Good, we will stop here. Discuss the details among yourselves. I am returning to the mountain!" said the cold voice from within the golden sphere of light.
"We see you off, my lord!" Daoist Luo Liu bowed toward the golden sphere of light, while identical voices emerged from the other white spheres.
The voices echoed through the great hall as the golden sphere of light gradually dissipated.
Soon afterward, the remaining