The Spirit Race might already have quite a few powerful clan elders converging on the area.
But the master of the Ten Thousand Demon Hall was no longer aging. Add the terrifying Yu Xianpo, and the Ten Thousand Demon Hall could very well decide to launch a large-scale demonization—the Spirit Race could not afford such losses.
"For the Celestial Race, shouldn't they be willing to see the two sides fight?"
"Do you really think the Celestial Race is acting out of kindness?"
"Exactly. They were only forced by the Ten Thousand Demon Hall to come mediate. If things go wrong, the master of the Ten Thousand Demon Hall might even take out Tian Tao. That barrier just now was clearly left sealed on purpose by Tian Tao—he didn't want the Shadow Moon Demon Rat to live either."
Some people did not know that the Ten Thousand Demon Hall had forced the Celestial Race's hand by threatening full-scale demonization, while others did.
In any case, the onlookers gradually calmed down...
They all felt that the talks would surely take a long time, and that Tian Tao would still serve as the intermediary for comprehensive negotiations.
Time trickled by as Tian Tao tirelessly worked his tongue against both sides.
A quarter of an hour later...
The master of the Ten Thousand Demon Hall gave another condition. "Negotiations are fine, but during this time, aside from Spirit Race members such as Ling Zhe who are already present, no Spirit Race member may set foot in my Ten Thousand Demon Domain."
In other words, the negotiations would be conducted with only the Spirit Race members currently here.
"If any new Spirit Race member is found entering, Brother Yu and I will slaughter every last one of Ling Zhe's people."
The master of the Ten