"Even those with ambitions and means might think of temporarily collaborating with the Alchemists, planning to settle the scores later, not knowing that once the time passes, no one can settle the scores with the Alchemists."
"Just wait for the Forbidden Technique to be rebuilt, the barrier to be reinstated, Longevity to be established, the new Emperor to ascend to the throne... Evil Gods will not be able to interfere, the Alchemists will attain great merit, the cultivation costs delayed by those dozen or so old monsters will be largely offset, only leaving the mortals of the Seventy-two provinces to suffer, with more than half likely dying through these repeated troubles."
"The worse is yet to come, as the saying goes, 'a dog cannot change its habit of eating dirt,' the cunning old Alchemists will not give up continuing to descend to the world, allowing them to participate in the reconstruction of the Ancestor Gods' Forbidden Technique... Who can ensure they won't tamper with it?"