"My fellow Daoists, do not overthink this; as a mere practitioner of the Dao, I naturally would not engage in actions that go against the heavens and reason."
Shen Gongbao spoke with righteous indignation, but his words effectively cursed the five cultivators under their breath. It was just a roundabout way of insulting them.
Shen Gongbao continued, "To be honest, my journey to the Langya Mountain Range concerns a matter that involves countless lives and is also related to the Cat People Clan that you have recently been vying over. I hope that you, my brothers, can lend me your strength. I can see that you are all formidable beings who can stand against heaven itself."
The five were somewhat dizzy with his words, yet also drawn in by them.
"What matter?" hurriedly asked the middle-aged man with a goat-like face, the idea of it concerning countless lives sounding quite intimidating.
