Upper Realm, Demon Path Ancestral Court.

In the dim and deep hall, over ten black-robed figures with enigmatic and unfathomable auras sat silently around a jade altar several feet high, communicating with each other through divine senses.

"…We've waited for so many days; they should have a response by now, right?"

"Hard to say. After all, this plan is massive. It's normal for Taiyuan Demon Venerable to have doubts. He doesn't really trust us!"