But Elder Cedric's words seemed to carry a hidden meaning!
"All right!" Tang Changsheng agreed. He had a feeling that what Cedric was about to tell him would be extremely important.
Sure enough, Cedric remained on guard even here, in the Sages' Society's own headquarters. Only after ushering Tang Changsheng into a Secret Chamber did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"All right. This room has an array set up inside it. You could say it's the safest place there is. We can speak openly now..."
Tang Changsheng smiled. "What, are you worried there might be a traitor in the Sages' Society?"
Cedric nodded. "Traitors are everywhere. Mr. Tang, do you know how our film was lost?"
"A traitor stole it?" Tang Changsheng guessed offhandedly.
"Exactly! Those traitors are everywhere. In those people's eyes, cultivators like us are nothing but obsolete insects, creatures to be exterminated one and all..."
Tang Changsheng froze at Cedric's words, nearly throwing back his head and laughing. He had seen for himself just how much power the Sages' Society possessed.
He did not mean their fighting strength, but their influence and control. They practically controlled half of North America...
And today, he had even met an old monster like Cedric. To ordinary people, a man like him belonged in myth.
Tang Changsheng even wondered whether more old monsters like Cedric were lurking within the Sages' Society.
More importantly, Cedric had said "us," which included Tang Changsheng. Who dared call him, Mage Tang Changsheng, an insect? An obsolete insect?
But Tang Changsheng could not laugh. He seemed to realize something all at once. "You mean?"
"That's right. The entire world is hostile to cultivators like us." Cedric gave a bitter smile. "This world is already an Age of Declining Dharma. As far as it's concerned,