Hearing Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable's words, everyone exchanged glances, their expressions saying they had expected as much.
When Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable stopped them from pursuing Insect Sage Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Spirit Race and brought them to his cave abode instead, they knew he must have had another purpose.
Of course, their main reason for coming to the Star Continent was to undo Nine Dragons Locking the Sky and open the Ascension Passage. Only matters related to that goal warranted their time and energy.
Anything else would have to wait until they could assess the circumstances and weigh their options...
For example, absorbing the ancient dragon aura from the Starry Sky Formations in the Spatial Great Halls of the Underground Passage had taken Ye Han a long time, but it had been tremendously significant to undoing Nine Dragons Locking the Sky.
Naturally, everyone had been willing to spend their time and energy waiting for Ye Han. Besides, absorbing Star Crystals brought them considerable benefits as well, making them all the more willing to do so.
Anything unrelated would be put aside rather than waste their time, especially if it involved risks.
For example, when Insect Sage Heavenly Venerable's strange insects advanced to the Spirit Transformation Stage this time, everyone would have acted without hesitation if an opening had offered them substantial gains.
As it turned out, the situation had been far more complicated than they had imagined. So many others had been lurking on the Star Continent...
Under those circumstances, taking action might not have brought them any benefits at all. It could even have drawn attention from every side and made them targets. With the losses outweighing the gains, there was naturally no need to grow extra branches on an already tangled problem.
And now, Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable's invitation