For countless centuries, the Salvation Hall of Fame had never added anyone to its ranks, precisely to prevent it from rotting from within, lest everything fall apart one day and leave it nothing but empty talk.
"Elder Xu, since you've discussed this with us so frankly, you should already know our choice. The End of the World won't join the Primordial Beginning Tower, but we can associate with it as partners."
Xu Chen sighed. "Very well, very well. If you have enough confidence in yourselves, it really wouldn't be suitable for you to become deeply involved with the Primordial Beginning Tower. Its mess is far too hard to clean up."
He raised his clouded eyes and looked at Ye Buyu.
"Since we'll be cooperating, might I ask you all to do this old man a favor?"
"What favor?"
"Returning to the Source."
Xu Chen straightened his back, his kindly air turning as sharp as a blade, as though it could strip a patch of skin from someone's arm through the air alone.
"You've all seen the Primordial Beginning Tower's problems. I imagine the pressure inside has already reached its limit. We must scrape the poison from the bone and eradicate some of these vermin with swift, decisive force if we want this tower to endure."
Watching the resentment on Xu Chen's face, Ye Buyu's gaze shifted slightly.
This old man probably came prepared. He was waiting for us here.
Inviting the End of the World to join was a pretense. His real aim was to use the opportunity to set things up and purge the threats within.
Still, if they could eliminate the threats within the Primordial Beginning Tower, they really would gain another ally.
Abandoning his earlier easy, expansive manner, Xu Chen said, "The six of you have already