At the valley mouth, the body cultivator quickly reached a decision.
"Everyone."
On his own, he definitely could not keep this fellow here. He needed the other old monsters to join hands as well.
But with transactions and interests tangled between all sides, he had to show these old fellows benefits great enough to break all that apart.
What could compare to the "ascension" within that valley?
"Now that outsiders have descended upon this world, waiting like this is no solution."
Everyone turned to look at him.
"Does Fellow Daoist Chen have some brilliant insight?" the old Daoist asked gently.
This Fellow Daoist Chen Yan might have been a little reckless in the way he conducted himself.
But perhaps because he saw a shadow of his former self in him, the old Daoist had always appreciated him.
Once upon a time, had he not also wished to purge demons and sweep away filth, returning a bright and clear world to this land?
Many, many years ago, it was precisely because of that spirit that, in the supreme Great Profound Realm, he had caught his teacher's eye and received the transmission of wondrous methods.
Unfortunately, times had changed...
Sigh~
He had still become the sort of person his younger self had once disliked.
Sometimes, he wondered whether his cultivation would have reached completion if he had managed to preserve that spirit all along.
Of course, perhaps he would have fallen long ago instead.
Chen Yan had no idea what he was thinking. After glancing at the old Daoist, his gaze swept across the crowd.
The young man with dragon horns felt inexplicably uneasy.
"If we wish to ascend, we must work together in complete sincerity," Chen Yan said in a deep voice. "I am willing to reveal the evaluation I received