"What an unexpected windfall."
"The starry sky is so vast that it is hardly surprising for it to harbor secrets and wonders we have yet to discover. But to obtain them so smoothly, and even find clues to a possible method of extending our lives-could this, too, be guidance from above? Could fortune already be on our side, unseen?"
"You are mistaken, fellow cultivator. We have always looked to our own efforts. Especially after working together with one heart and all our strength over these past years, finding these treasured materials and clues was only a matter of time."
"That is a fair point..."
If the discovery of the Otherworld had merely been a beginning, everyone now truly felt the immense opportunities it held and began taking it seriously.
Even King Mu, who had previously raised numerous objections to their alliance and sought to wrest power and profit from it for himself and his sect, no longer said much.
His mind was now entirely occupied with Fang Qianyuan and Tian Heng's discoveries, pondering the opportunities they might hold.
Amid the heated discussion, everyone finally made up their minds to put this undertaking into motion as quickly as possible.
Yet the experiences of Lin Lai and the others also reminded them in unmistakable terms that the Otherworld was no peaceful land. They were going there to compete for resources and seek opportunities, which would inevitably pit them against its native creatures and even the will of the Heavenly Dao.
Even if the world they found had no living creatures, all manner of troubles would still await them.
They began deliberating right there in the residence damaged by the Red Demon Tree, and soon settled on numerous procedures so they could resume their explorations as quickly as possible.
Several days later,