Murong Ting and the others' expressions darkened slightly. Their original intention had been to keep the Demon King's remains all to themselves.
Whether it was the Imperial Court or anyone else, they had intended to shut them all out.
But they had not expected Great Zhou to bring in a Ke Yanyue at this moment.
It was not because they had overlooked anything, but because they truly had not anticipated it.
These northwestern tribes had only a limited understanding of the Central Plains Martial Arts World. Most of their information came through hearsay and news from Jianghu rumor-mongers.
Ke Yanyue's entry into the Imperial Court as an imperial consecrated expert might not have been much of a secret in the Central Plains Martial Arts World; it was already common knowledge. Yet most tribes in Northwest Circuit knew nothing of it whatsoever.
They could estimate the value of the Demon King's remains without anyone telling them. Originally, it was to be divided among the powerful northwestern tribes alone, but now these people had appeared as well. How much more would have to be carved away?
Just as Murong Ting and the others were calculating in their hearts, more than ten auras shot into the heavens. Even the weakest among them was in the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Murong Ting and the others' expressions changed at once. Who had come now? Could it be people from the Golden Tent Khanate?
But upon consideration, Murong Ting and the others found it unlikely. Though the Demon King's remains were tempting, the Golden Tent Khanate should not risk coming to fight over them.
Northwest Circuit was, after all, nominally Great Zhou territory. What business did the Golden Tent Khanate have coming here?
If the Golden Tent Khanate dared make even the slightest move, Great Zhou would