Hearing this, the Yan Huang City Lord asked, "What is it that you want?"

Besides protecting Wu Yu, they also represented the collective sentiment of the divine continent; this matter was not solely for Wu Yu to bear.

The strongest in the divine continent could not afford to be careless when dealing with ghostly cultivators. A single mistake could spell disaster. This was especially so since it was the other party that had taken the initiative to propose a transaction. There had to be a hidden agenda!

Ignoring the Yan Huang City Lord, the Dragon Slaver Lord smiled sinisterly at Wu Yu as he said, "You know what it is. The right to decide is entirely within your hands. Although the promises of ghostly cultivators count for nothing, if you behave and do as we ask, we will forget about the incident at Emperor Yan's Hall. So long as you return what belongs to us, we will release these mortals. After all, we would gain nothing from killing them off, wouldn't you agree? We bear nothing but neighborly spirit at this time."

Having heard up to this point, the Yan Huang City Lord, the Taixu Sage Master, and the rest fixed their eyes upon Wu Yu. 

The fact that the Dragon Slaver Lord refused to explicitly...