"My Lords, Baili Xukong requests an audience."
But at that moment, Baili Xukong's voice sounded from outside.
"Let him in."
The moment Tingyun spoke, all six members of the neutral faction pretended to be extremely weak, slumping in their seats.
The large doors opened, and Baili Xukong stepped inside.
"My Lords, I forced you to activate the Prison God's bestowal this time, and it ended up damaging your bodies. I truly feel terrible about it."
"This is divine water I prepared for my breakthrough. It should be of some help to your injuries."
Baili Xukong walked straight forward, holding six exquisite jade vials in his hands.
"Hmm, at least you have some consideration."
Lieshan reached out and snatched a jade vial first. After opening it, he examined it, and only after confirming there was nothing wrong with it did he down the contents in one gulp.
The other five did the same as Lieshan — they examined the vial before drinking what was inside.
"Baili Xukong, you've fought those two women before. What do you think of the combat strength of those two friends of Chu Feng?"
Cang Li asked.
"Very strong. But they were only able to fight back because you six Lords were injured. If you had been uninjured, they wouldn't have had even the slightest chance."
Baili Xukong said.
"But have you considered that they used to only be able to run when they saw us, and now they can fight us head-on?"
"Such a terrifying rate of growth."
"Next time, will we still be able to hold our own against them?"
Cang Li asked.
"That is precisely why we need to open the Holy Artifact as soon as possible. Once we can obtain the power of the Holy Artifact, they will pose no threat at all."
Baili Xukong said.
"You're so certain that the power of the Holy Artifact will be enough to surpass those juniors' natural talent?"
Cang Li countered.
"My Lord Cang Li, what do you mean by that?"
"Could it be that you have so little faith in our Prison Sect that, even with the power of the sacred artifact, you still don't believe we can surpass that so-called Chu Clan Alliance?"
Baili Xukong shot back.
"How powerful the sacred artifact truly is, we have yet to determine. But the talent of Chu Feng and his allies — we have already witnessed that firsthand."
"We all know how difficult it is to advance in the Divine Realm. If not for the Prison Infant within our bodies and the methods of our Prison Lord, none of us would be able to raise our cultivation in the Divine Realm."
"But look at those girls — advancing their cultivation in the Divine Realm as if it were nothing."
"Yet their talent should all be inferior to Chu Feng's, shouldn't it?"
"If the day comes when Chu Feng also steps into the Divine Realm, I truly don't know whether our Prison Sect would be able to hold him back."
Ting Yun sighed.
Baili Xukong had long been fed up with Cang Li.
But he still held respect for Ting Yun. Seeing Ting Yun also say such words, his expression turned to one of shock.
He realized that Ting Yun had very likely taken Cang Li's side as well.
"Lord Ting Yun, are you suggesting that we should turn our enemies into friends with Chu Feng?"
Baili Xukong asked, deliberately using the word "we" to test whether the six neutral members were of one mind.
"What Chu Feng has done — from his perspective — is not entirely beyond understanding."
"For the sake of our Prison Sect's future, having Chu Feng and his people as allies would be far better than having them as enemies."
Ting Yun replied.
"So that's how it is."
Hearing these words, Baili Xukong suddenly let out a bitter laugh.
The very next instant, he struck without warning, launching a palm strike straight at Ting Yun.
However, Ting Yun merely swept his sleeve, and the palm strike was effortlessly deflected.
"Baili Xukong, are you rebelling?!"
Seeing this, Lie Shan, Cang Li, and the others immediately rose to their feet, unleashing their own auras, which shrouded the entire great hall in an instant.
"My Lords, could it be that your injuries were truly faked?"
"To protect that Chu Feng's escape, you would rather turn a blind eye to the deaths of our own Prison Sect members."