Hearing the bearded brute's words, a man dressed in a black robe trembled with excitement.
He smiled slightly, shaking his head, and said, "No rush. The essence within these children hasn't dissipated yet, it's the purest.
We can attend to other matters after our cultivation practice is complete."
"Alright, big brother can choose first, and then the rest of us brothers will share what's left," the bearded brute said with a laugh.
"Remember, the cultivation technique we practice is despised by many. We must never let it be known.
Utilizing others' vital essence is something we can only occasionally indulge in; otherwise, we would be labeled as evil cultivators," the man in the black robe solemnly cautioned.
"Don't worry, big brother. The Great Void Sect has survived this long precisely because we keep a low profile. We never do anything we shouldn't," the noblewoman beside him replied with a nod.