Xiao Jin's decision to reveal the Origin Emperor Qi was not a rash one.
Only four people present were stronger than him.
Of those four, Xiao Xuan had learned long ago in the Heavenly Tomb that, due to the limitations of his resurrection, even if he found Origin Emperor Qi, his cultivation would remain forever at the Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng stage, with no possibility of advancing further.
As for becoming a Dou Emperor, that was simply out of the question.
A wisp of Origin Emperor Qi had already been integrated by Cang Yuan into the Emperor Grade Pill consumed by the Pill Tower Ancestor. Even without the portion in Xiao Jin's possession, he would still have a chance of advancing to Dou Emperor in the future.
As for Zhu Kun, perhaps many had forgotten that, in order to leave Tou She Ancient God's cave dwelling, he had willingly opened his soul and allowed Xiao Jin to place a Soul Mark on him.
If he truly harbored any ill intent, Xiao Jin needed only a thought to make him die on the spot.
That left only Gu Yuan, yet he could not seize this Origin Emperor Qi while under the protection of Xiao Xuan and the Pill Tower Ancestor.
Not to mention that all four of them knew Xiao Jin's circumstances well and had no desire for this Origin Emperor Qi whatsoever.
As long as those four did not act, not a single person among the rest could hope to snatch the Origin Emperor Qi from Xiao Jin's hands.
Of course, the shock felt by everyone present was merely because Xiao Jin had mentioned the Dou Emperor realm.
In truth, aside from the four Nine-Star Dou Shengs, none of the others knew what exactly that hazy mass of energy in