Taoist Li stammered, "Then... why not do it earlier?"
"The Ancestor Masters of the Tianhe Four Veins were unwilling. They were already restricted by the Four Swords and always wanted to seek the inheritance of Tianhe Venerable," Lord Nichang said frankly. "Moreover, who could bear to see the wealth of the Xuanwei Realm destroyed just like that?"
Taoist Li nodded slightly, destroying the Myriad Sword Realm—if even one percent of the treasures remained, it would be quite lucky.
Monk Zhitong further explained, "Destroying the Myriad Sword Realm is not as simple as it seems. If it wasn't for the Four Sects gathering to set up the Great Array, we wouldn't have the power to do it."
"What about the person with the Jade Pendant?"
"It's incidental," Monk Zhitong pressed his palms together. "This time, if that person doesn't come, then the Myriad Sword Realm naturally has nothing to do with him, and the Jade Pendant will be of no importance."
"If he comes, all the better."
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