"Enough... everyone, the Road to Immortality is about to open. Harmony is still best."
"Indeed. After waiting through Ancient Times, all we seek is to become immortals!"
"The Immortal Road is about to open. There is no need to clash with the Eastern Emperor and his allies at a time like this..."
"In the end, this is merely a grudge between the Eastern Emperor and the Underworld's lineage. We need not get involved!"
"Hmph, if you want to emerge, do so yourselves. Leave me out of it. I seek only immortality, nothing else!"
Sure enough.
Soon, Supremes who had been watching coldly from the sidelines without intervening began speaking up one after another.
Ultimately, quite a few of them still retained a trace of humanity and a bottom line. They had never even unleashed a Dark Turmoil, having severed themselves and lain dormant in the forbidden zones until now solely for the Road to Immortality.
Still less had they attacked during the Eastern Emperor's tribulation. They had no grudge against him at all.
Most had even remained in deep slumber for long stretches, accumulating strength in unconsciousness without ever awakening. Only in recent years, when cracks in the Road to Immortality manifested and the Immortal Road was truly about to open, had they begun awakening one after another.
Why should they risk opposing the Eastern Emperor for the sake of Longevity Heavenly Venerable and the others, who had nothing to do with them?
In the past, unable to dissuade the other Supremes determined to unleash Dark Turmoil, and unwilling to risk their lives because they sought immortality, they could only turn a blind eye.
To some extent, their very presence lying dormant in the various forbidden zones had even indirectly bolstered those zones' might.
But that did not mean they