[You had expected this day to come. You noticed the Shadow Protector at the back of the crowd, but you didn't intend to compromise directly. Your acting was seamless, pretending to be completely unaware.]
[Protector Zong simply sneered at your words. He stated that only Cultivators could make such elixirs, and you were one of the few Cultivators in this world.]
[Hearing Protector Zong's words, the surrounding Elders and Protectors all had unkind looks on their faces, secretly surrounding you as if they were worried you might escape.]
[From Protector Zong's eyes, you saw intense greed. You understood that he only wanted to know the secret behind your cultivation and planned to turn you into an elixir.]