"Hiss..."
Hearing Lin Tian's demands, this time it was Taishang and the others who sucked in a cold breath, trying to suppress the anger in their hearts.
None of them had imagined that Lin Tian would be so greedy, so audacious!
Extorting Yuanshi alone was not enough; he actually wanted to extort each of them in turn.
Lin Tian truly did not take them seriously at all!
Taishang, Jieyin, and Zhunti were a hair's breadth from losing their patience.
But before they could erupt, their hearts suddenly jolted. At that moment, they remembered what they had said to Yuanshi earlier.
They had just urged Yuanshi to endure for a moment and let the wind and waves subside, then settle accounts with Lin Tian later. If they turned against Lin Tian now, what would that make their earlier words?
Would they not be slapping their own faces?
Of course, that was not the most important issue. The real question was whether Yuanshi, who had now effectively extricated himself, would still join them against Lin Tian if they turned on him right then.
Dealing with Lin Tian was, of course, what Yuanshi himself wanted.
But when he suffered a loss, they had urged him not to let impatience over a small matter ruin the greater plan. Now that Lin Tian's extortion had reached them, they would erupt immediately. How would that look to Yuanshi?
Lin Tian possessed the Four Zhuxian Swords and could deploy the foremost killing formation under the Primordial Heavenly Dao. Without the Four Saints present together, it could not be broken.
Being one Yuanshi short would be a serious problem.
Yet simply swallowing this seemed almost impossible.
Lin Tian had gone too far!
The Four Saints stood here, yet he alone had ultimately suppressed them all. How would the