The Ancient Emperors in the Primordial Ancient Mine saw that the Great Accomplishment Holy Body had actually chosen this stretch of starry sky for his tribulation, only a million li from the mine.
The Great Accomplishment Holy Body plainly thought nothing of them. The more the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor thought about it, the more uneasy he became, so he simply returned to the depths of the Ancient Mine to sleep.
"I'm not feeling well. I'll head back to sleep first."
The other Ancient Emperors were instantly dumbfounded. They could understand why the Qilin Ancient Emperor refused to participate; after all, that fellow disliked slaughter. But even the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor had lost his nerve. What was going on?
They demanded, "Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor, what do you mean by this?"
"You were beaten by the Great Accomplishment Holy Body back then. I wasn't, and I don't want to be. I'm waiting for the Path to Immortality to open. I have no interest in these personal grudges."
The Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor was chiefly afraid of the Ruthless Great Emperor. If he dared venture out, she would immediately roast him for meat.
Better a fellow Daoist die than oneself; saving his own hide came first. Wasn't following these idiots out to stir up trouble just courting death?
After all, the Ruthless Great Emperor had eaten the flesh of countless members of the Ancient Race back then, killing and eating her way forward. That was how she had earned the name Ruthless.
The Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor's refusal to help kill the Great Accomplishment Holy Body left the ancient royal clans of the Undying Mountain deeply frustrated. With two powerful helpers suddenly gone, how were they supposed to proceed?
The Stone Emperor spoke up. "If they won't go, we'll act