Snake-Coiled Mountain, the Barbarian Clan's front line.
"Second Elder, are we really not going to intervene?"
"From the way things stand, if we don't help, the Willow Clan will probably be wiped out by the Mountain-Chasing Dao."
Unable to contain his confusion and urgency, a Barbarian Clan elder spoke up.
At his words, the others turned to look at the Second Elder.
Although the Barbarian Clan now had a Celestial Phenomenon True Lord to hold the fort, its overall strength was not so great. After all, the human race had suppressed it for a long time.
Under these circumstances, if the Barbarian Clan wanted to replace the Mountain-Chasing Dao and once again dominate Layered Mountains Continent, it needed to draw in whatever forces it could.
Doing so would not only strengthen the clan but also weaken the will of other human factions to resist.
Even if the clan intended to settle accounts later, it should at least wait until the Mountain-Chasing Dao had truly fallen. The Willow Clan was the example it had chosen to set.
Given all that, the Barbarian Clan should, by all rights, have come to the Willow Clan's aid.
But under everyone's gaze, the Second Elder shook his head.
"There's no need. The Mountain-Chasing Dao is determined to destroy the Willow Clan this time. Intervening now would cost us too much."
His voice low, the Second Elder gave his answer.
Some were puzzled, some frowned, and others wanted to argue. But when they met the Second Elder's sharp gaze, they gave up.
The discussion soon ended, and everyone went their separate ways.
"Ah, you're not the only ones who find it strange. I do too. But this is the First Elder's order."
Watching the Barbarian Clan elders leave, the Second Elder sighed.
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