Upon hearing this, the lords gritted their teeth and stopped talking.
Nobody could cultivate Original Soul energy simply because they wanted to. It all came down to talent. It was impossible for someone who was not talented.
They had combed the entire country for cultivation talents and could only find so few. Moreover, despite putting everything into cultivation, they could only advance their cultivation to a certain point.
What else could they do? Were they supposed to snatch people from Daqing Kingdom and Qian Jiyun?
"At the end of the day, you're still afraid of Qian Jiyun, right?" Shang Ningyi smiled faintly and looked at the lords in disdain.
"You—"
The purple-robed lord was about to erupt when a gray-robed lord stopped him.
He looked at Shang Ningyi with a faint smile and asked, "Lord Shang, are you eager for us to have a conflict with Lord Qian so that you can take advantage of the fight?"
