After Xu Zimo's gaze swept around the area, it finally settled on the rulers of the major Imperial Dynasty Immortal Sects.
He chuckled. "Now then, how should I deal with you?"
"Since we have committed wrongdoing, we are willing to accept punishment," Empress Tianfeng was the first to step forward and speak.
"Look at yourselves. You do not even have the courage of a single woman," Xu Zimo shook his head.
"And you still clamored about vanquishing demons and defending the righteous path, about saving the world? When true catastrophe descends, I fear you will run faster than anyone else."
Hearing this, everyone lowered their heads in shame, yet not a single person dared to refute him.
"I only have one question now," Xu Zimo said.
"Was it truly some so-called dream message from your ancestors, or some decree they sent down, that made you join forces to kill me?"
"Our Phoenix Ancient Kingdom acted on the decree left behind by our ancestor, the Phoenix Great Emperor," Empress Tianfeng replied.
"Our Great Gan Empire as well," people nearby answered one after another.
Xu Zimo looked at them. It was basically the will of their ancestors, and they did not seem to be lying.
"Actually, not every force wished to target you," Old Man Tai'a said cautiously.
"At the very least, as far as I know, among the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of our Northern Continent, only some kingdoms held such thoughts. Most kingdoms did not care about this matter at all."
"The same is true of our Southern Continent," someone beside him replied.
There were countless Imperial Dynasty Immortal Sects across the Yuanyang Continent, but only a small portion of them had been involved in this incident.
Of course, even a small portion of the Imperial Dynasty Immortal Sects still numbered dozens,