"Hiss..." The Demon Empress drew a sharp breath, her eyes flashing. "There's such a remarkable Spirit Treasure in the Primordial World? But if it follows the principle of equivalent exchange, wouldn't raising someone to that level require an equally enormous price?"
Shadow Fiend nodded gravely. "Exactly. The higher you want to rise, the greater the price! That price takes the form of Innate Objects. Trading Innate Objects that can't improve aptitude for a divine ability that can is absolutely worth it. The Balance Demon God forged this Spirit Treasure and gathered countless objects from Chaos, hoping to exchange them for the restoration of his Chaos Demon God body. Unfortunately, he failed. Of course, other Spirit Treasures can improve aptitude too, but most vanished during the Desolate Era. They're hard to find!
"Still, powerful figures keep emerging under Ren, and every one of them is unfamiliar. It's enough to make one suspect Ren obtained a Spirit Treasure like that and used it to cultivate so many experts!"
As he spoke, everyone turned toward the images of the fighters, scrutinizing Ren's subordinates in particular, as though they might spot something.
Ren naturally knew nothing of the demons' suspicions or their discussion of him in the Demon Empress Hall.
At that moment, Ren was on Violet Myrtle Star, gazing down at the many humans gathered in a city below.
Each of them radiated a keen aura, like a drawn sword.
The Immortal Heavenly Emperor, who stood beside Ren, studied them. "Brother Ren... these are the Sword Dao geniuses you mentioned?"
Ren nodded. "That's right. I instructed Jiang Shang to send Ziwei Army commanders through the Myriad Worlds to gather these Sword Dao geniuses. For now, they have mortal bodies. A single breath from us could kill them all. Their Sword Dao cultivation