Chapter 849: A Mob
A row of Saint Lords turned their gazes towards the ancestral Saint Lords of the Firestone, Aolai, and Eternal Life clans, causing these ancestors to become uneasy, as after all, they were the ones who had caused this great calamity.
"Since this calamity is so immense, why didn't the True Martial Saint Lord deal with it before leaving the cosmos, or perhaps, is the calamity so great that not even the True Martial Saint Lord could suppress it…" A Saint Lord's complexion rapidly shifted before finally asking.
Upon hearing this Saint Lord's question, the faces of the other Saint Lords changed, and they involuntarily held their breaths.
The True Martial Saint Lord was an entity within the Saint Lord Realm, whose strength was countless times greater than theirs. If not even the True Martial Saint Lord could suppress this calamity, then how could they possibly suppress it?
"If a universe is not open, when the spirits within it reach a certain level of strength, they can no longer stay in it for too long. This universe is the Layered Cosmic System, so once one reaches the Sanctuary realm, they can no longer stay in this world indefinitely.
Lower-tier Saint Lords can only stay for one million years, mid-tier Saint Lords for one hundred thousand years, upper-tier Saint Lords for ten thousand years, Peak Saint Lords for a thousand years, and lower-tier Saint Lords for one hundred years…" the Langya Saint Lord glanced at the various Saint Lords, and spoke slowly.
"Lower-tier Saint Lords can only remain in this universe for one million years?" A group of Saint Lords trembled, exclaiming in shock.
They were beings who had lived for countless years, and for them, a million years passed in the blink of an eye. Originally, upon hearing the Langya Saint Lord's words, they entertained the idea of venturing outside, but when they heard that they could only remain in this universe for one million years, or even less, panic inevitably stirred in their hearts.
They had lived for countless years, but they had always lived in this universe. To some extent, they had various bonds in this universe and even plots that had yet to be fulfilled. Being suddenly told to leave naturally caused some anxiety.
"Wait, lower-tier Saint Lords can only remain in this universe for a hundred years? Then, the True Martial Saint Lord..." Just then, a Saint Lord suddenly noticed something, and immediately looked towards the Langya Saint Lord, speaking instinctively.
But he couldn't continue, because there was a clear flaw in what the Langya Saint Lord was saying. Lower-tier Saint Lords could only stay in this universe for a hundred years, and Peak Saint Lords for a thousand, yet True Martial Saint Lord was a famous Sanctuary power thousands of years ago.
If they remembered correctly, back then, True Martial Saint Lord's title was indeed Saint Lord.
Unless, thousands of years ago, the True Martial Saint Lord had not yet reached the Saint Lord Realm, nor had he reached the Peak Saint Lord Realm, and moreover, he had advanced to the Peak Saint Lord Realm within a thousand years and to the Saint Lord Realm within a hundred years.
But how probable was that? The preceding thousands of years are of consideration! Over thousands of years, one could only cultivate from a lower-tier Saint Lord to an upper-tier one, and then within a thousand years, break through to become a lower-tier Saint Lord?
However, the Saint Lord didn't dare continue, for if this was some sort of conspiracy by the Langya Saint Lord, then exposing the plot was not a good thing to do right now.
The strength of the Langya Saint Lord was confirmed to be far beyond theirs, and not to mention the True Martial Saint Lord, whose might was only higher and not lower than the Langya Saint Lord's, plus the powerful Lin Yun.
If the three of them joined forces, the nine ordinary Saint Lords would surely have no place to die, and escape was out of the question.
If this was a conspiracy by the Langya Saint Lord, or perhaps even by the Immortal Origin Holy Land, it was best for them to feign ignorance, and then look for ways to flee after separating. Exposing it on the spot could provoke fury and an immediate fallout.
Yet, now that he had voiced his thoughts, he couldn't be sure of the consequences... With this in mind, the Saint Lord couldn't help but feel a deep sense of regret.
"Hmm?"
Hearing the Saint Lord's words, the other Saint Lords also felt a jolt in their hearts and looked instinctively towards the Langya Saint Lord.
Although the Langya Saint Lord had not concealed his spiritual aura much while speaking, which made them feel that what he said was true, this kind of spiritual aura sensing was not absolutely error-free.
Especially since such spiritual sensing could only grasp the general information, the specific details were beyond their perception.
The strength of the Langya Saint Lord was so formidable that if his words were seventy percent true and thirty percent false, it would be even harder for them to discern.
"The True Martial Saint Lord reached the Saint Lord Realm thousands of years ago, and likewise, thousands of years ago, I had already reached the upper-tier Saint Lord Realm. However, before Er Lee departed, he installed a special array in the Immortal Origin Holy Land.
As long as we do not leave the Immortal Origin Holy Land, we won't be detected by the cosmic heavenly law of this universe and won't be rejected from it.
That is also why, despite having me and the True Martial Saint Lord in the Immortal Origin Holy Land for the past few thousand years, we haven't appeared in the outside world." Seeing the reaction of these Saint Lords, the Langya Saint Lord's expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly.
"Recently, because of issues at the connection point between the Netherworld and this cosmos, and due to matters concerning Lin Yun, the True Martial Saint Lord had to act in the outside world, so he can't stay in this universe for long anymore. At most, it is only a few months' time." After pausing, the Langya Saint Lord continued.
While talking, the Langya Saint Lord glanced at the ancestral Saint Lords of the Firestone, Aolai, and Eternal Life clans. If not for them removing the suppression artifact at the Netherworld's connection point to this cosmos, and if not for them inciting so many Saint Lords to deal with Lin Yun together, the True Martial Saint Lord might not have necessarily left the Immortal Origin Holy Land.