As soon as the words fell, the short cultivator's eyes lit up.
"If the others saw this without knowing the truth, they would surely swarm forward and attack that old Spirit Severing stage monster."
The tall cultivator nodded with a smile. "Exactly! With the time bought by the array, it will be enough for us brothers to escape."
"We're really doing this?!"
The short cultivator's emotions surged, and his eyes burned with fervor.
"No time to lose. Hurry and activate the array—get those Spirit Stones into our hands!!"
The tall cultivator nodded as he spoke.
Once he finished, he immediately raised his voice toward the Tiandao Palace Holy Son's avatar within the array. "It was we two brothers who failed to recognize Mount Tai and disturbed you, Senior. We hope you will not take offense."
"We two brothers will dismantle the array at once. We hope, Senior, that you will be magnanimous and not lower yourself to our level."
Fear and dread laced the tall cultivator's voice.
As he spoke, he swiftly shot a meaningful glance at his companion.
The two simultaneously raised their True Yuan to its peak, their fingers weaving through the air as each formed hand seals.
Almost the instant his words fell, intense array fluctuations rose once more around the Tiandao Palace Holy Son's avatar.
"Hmm?"
The Tiandao Palace Holy Son's expression was as still as an ancient well, yet he did not relax his guard in the slightest because of the people in the array.
In the blink of an eye, the array fluctuations reached their limit, causing the surrounding space to tremble faintly.
The scene before the Tiandao Palace Holy Son's avatar changed again. With a casual motion, the vast quantity of Spirit Crystals floating around him vanished in an instant.
"Hmph! Using such