"Who dares sow discord over this matter?"
Everyone's heart jolted. People like Huang Xiyu immediately grasped what those words implied. Yet when they searched for the speaker, they saw no one, and at once grew wary.
"Pay no heed to such words. Hold fast to your convictions, and harbor no stray thoughts about True Person Soaring! Nor should you hope to slip past him and enter the Divine Treasury. Understood?"
"As you command!"
"Orders received!"
A few commands were enough to settle the restless group. Huang Xiyu, Kan Yuanzi, and the others at its head then began weighing how to deal with the situation.
It would have been a lie to say they had no desire to seize this chance to enter the Divine Treasury. But the thrill of getting inside would be brief; once they were called to account, disaster might follow. Only disciples below the second realm could enter, not the leaders themselves, and their sects were implicated too. If they sent their disciples in and Chen Cuo demanded an explanation, did they really think a few words about the Eight Sects standing together would let them muddle through?
Just then—
"Such cowards! And you call yourselves disciples of the Jade Void Gate? Fine. I'll help you make up your minds!"
The voice rang out again, this time with the force of a thunderclap!
Startled, Kan Yuanzi and the others looked toward it. All they saw was a fierce, pure blaze of lightning. Even Huang Xiyu, Kan Yuanzi, and Lingya could not keep their eyes open beneath that glare and had to turn away.
But whether they shut their eyes or averted their gaze, they soon felt a burning prickling all over, as though countless fine needles were tapping at their skin, trying to burrow in!
Huang Xiyu's