"Return to defend it! Immediately!" The Purple Blood Ancestors' decision rang through every Ancestor's mind, without another trace of hesitation.
The Copper Coffin Master's secrets were certainly tempting, but if the Plateau collapsed, forget breaking through beyond the Sacrificial Dao-even the foundation of their own existence would shatter.
However special Jiang Zhu might be, he was only an End-of-the-Road Immortal Emperor. The attack on the Plateau, however, shook the Strange Clan's foundation of countless ages!
"Damn it! All our efforts, ruined at the last moment!" The Gray Mist Ancestors roared in frustration, their fathomless gaze fixed on the Chaotic Ancient Era's time and space, as though they would pierce every barrier to lock onto Jiang Zhu.
But reality overpowered greed. The figure rampaging across the Plateau, almost destroying their Ancestral Land, forced them to make a painful choice.
"Split our forces!" the White Fiend Ancestors said decisively. "Seven will return to defend the Plateau. Three will remain, lock onto the Chaotic Ancient Era, and capture Jiang Zhu at any cost!"
It was a compromise. The Plateau could not be lost; their main force had to return to defend it against its attacker.
But they could not abandon their pursuit of Jiang Zhu either.
The secrets of the Copper Coffin Master bound up with him might be their only hope of a future breakthrough.
"I will go!" Purple radiance surged around the Purple Blood Ancestors, their killing intent locking onto the upper reaches of the River of Time.
"We will go too!" The Red Hair Ancestors and Silver Blood Ancestors also decided to continue toward the Chaotic Ancient Era. Three Sacrificial Dao Ancestors would suffice to handle any unforeseen developments.
"Go!" The other seven Ancestors hesitated no longer. They became seven torrents of destruction piercing All Worlds, sweeping back along the