His eyes were deep and eerie, revealing a fierce glint: "If the Invincible Dharma King wants to clash with Da Cheng Country, then let her clash! Even if our Divine Sect is to negotiate with Da Cheng Country, we cannot just negotiate like that. We must let Da Cheng Country first understand the pain of mutual destruction. Therefore, whoever dares to hold us back in this battle, or hinder her, then the Divine Sect's rules are set for such people. Do you understand? If you've understood, then disperse. Those above the rank of Dharma King may stay; I have matters to discuss."
Once all the senior Red Priests had left the hall, Wanyan Layman turned to his left to the Wisdom Divine Envoy, Xiao Xingyi: "The prestigious Light God Sect cannot be led by someone whose identity is unclear, although Gong Bona endorsed him as King Ming citing urgent reasons. However, we better clarify his identity, Wisdom Divine Envoy, please have your 'Wisdom Holy Hall' handle this."
The 'Wisdom Holy Hall' of the Light God Sect constantly gathers the most powerful group of mages and the top-tier Stargazers.
The Heavenly Fragrance Divine Envoy, who presides over the 'Xiangyi Holy Hall', solely follows King Ming's orders, leaving Wanyan Layman with no choice but to rely on the Wisdom Holy Hall.
Xiao Xingyi pondered briefly, then gave a slight nod: "It's possible!"
He actually also wanted to probe the true identity of King Ming.
In his view, everything about His Highness King Ming was excellent, his talents and strategic prowess were there, but it was a shame that his cultivation was weak and his foundation shallow.
Therefore, the Wisdom Divine Envoy also wanted to see what King Ming's real identity was and whether he was worth supporting and promoting.
Xiao Xingyi felt pessimistic about the future of the Light God Sect but couldn't just do nothing while watching the Sect slide into the Abyss.
Wanyan Layman then turned to Zhao Chongling: "Shancai Divine Envoy, since the battle is inevitable, we must prepare in advance, whether it's the Treasury of the Main Temple, the supplies provided by the Sky Demon Trade, or the Elixirs secretly provided by the Medicine God Sect, we must find a way to maintain them!"
Zhao Chongling's countenance tensed slightly as he bowed: "This is within my duties. In fact, I plan to personally visit the Great Song Star Port in two days to see if I can acquire one or two merchant licenses and connect with a few Sky Demon traders."
"Merchant licenses?" Wanyan Layman pondered: "You plan to procure supplies from the Great Song Star Port? That's a good idea."
In the future, the Star Port will gather a large number of Sky Demon traders who can find ways around the Federation's embargo, acquiring various war machines, medicines, and armaments from the Sky Demon at cheaper prices.
At the same time, they can also try to find some Sky Demon traders willing to offer higher purchase prices.
"Besides, I also want to talk with the Hidden Crown Prince of Great Song. From the information we currently hold, his attitude towards our Light God Sect—especially towards the lower-level believers—is quite protective.
Thus, I aim to negotiate with him on behalf of the Light God Sect, proposing to give up revenge on his master and disciple in exchange for regular tributes to stabilize Great Song, thereby preserving the divisions and branches in the East Continent and avoiding being attacked from both sides."
Zhao Chongling glanced around with a strange expression: "Just before coming here, I had already discussed this matter with Invincible, and she has agreed. Now, I need your support."
Zhao Chongling was actually very surprised; he thought the hardest person to convince would be the Invincible Dharma King, but she agreed after only a brief consideration.
The faces of those present turned strange.
Giving up revenge on the Hidden Crown Prince, Lin Hao and his disciple, wasn't that basically surrendering to their enemy? This also meant that the previous Hierarch Yin Qianqiu truly died in vain.
However, the materials from the Sky Demon were indeed crucial for them, and they indeed needed to maintain a stable trade channel to keep the branches in Great Song from chaos.
The Wisdom Divine Envoy frowned slightly; if they were to talk with the Hidden Crown Prince, then they would inevitably have to deny the legitimacy of the previous Hierarch, claiming that the previous King Ming was not a real King Ming but a villain who sought the 'Holy Thunder Tribulation Fire', so as not to damage the prestige of the Light God Sect.
At least they could fool themselves, avoiding too much embarrassment—
But doing so, the Invincible Dharma King would not be violating the Sect's rules, which is not what the Wisdom Divine Envoy wanted to see.
Wanyan Layman pondered briefly, then suddenly clenched his teeth: "We can negotiate, but you have to convince Lin Hao, get us more licenses, more shares, otherwise, the Light God Sect will not stand down, and we will demand an explanation for Hierarch Yin's incident, as he was our previous Hierarch!"
He thought it would be best if he, Wanyan, got one of those licenses!