When word that Luo Yuan wanted to challenge the Eighth Elder formally reached the Elders in seclusion, they were very surprised. It had been a long time since anyone had dared to challenge them.
However, aside from the Eighth Elder feeling somewhat surprised, the other Elders paid little attention to the matter, because they still needed to devote their time to cultivation.
To them, as long as they were strong enough, they could handle any problem. Even if someone dared to challenge them, they had nothing to worry about.
Besides, the one being challenged was the weakest Elder. Even if the challenger defeated him, it would not affect their positions in the short term, so they had even less reason to worry.
Moreover, as the higher-ups of the Core Land, they already held most of the cultivation resources in their hands, leaving very few for everyone else.
That made it relatively difficult for the others to improve their strength. Even if their cultivation reached the required standard, that did not mean their combat power would reach the corresponding level.
These Elders also shared an advantage: the lord brought them more powerful secret techniques and all sorts of high-grade cultivation resources. These things came from the universe and were of a higher grade than anything on the planet.
Furthermore, these resources, particularly the powerful secret techniques obtained from the universe, had not yet been passed on to anyone else in the Core Land. In other words, only these eight Elders possessed such powerful methods.
If an Elder still lost to a challenger under these circumstances, it meant that he was wholly unqualified for his current position and resources. Losing his position in the end would therefore be perfectly normal.
Nor did these higher-ups think Luo Yuan could ultimately defeat the Eighth