"Why take them in?"
"Iron Green Mountain was conquered by the Myriad Images Sect. With this batch of Myriad Images Sect disciples present, our takeover will be perfectly justified."
"Why go through so much trouble? The three of us could join forces..."
"Kill them?"
"Exactly. There are only a few hundred of them, and merely ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. Killing them would take no effort at all!"
"Aren't you afraid some fish might slip through the net?"
"With Jiang Yu's Rain Summoning Banner and Ocean Stabilizing Pearl, not one of those hundreds will escape!"
"Have you considered the itinerant cultivators spying on this place nearby? If word leaks even slightly, it will count as violating the Founding Pact—a grave crime of attacking our own people! Di Wuqi, can you bear that charge? Can our Luo Tian Alliance bear it?"
"But I've already killed Yang Wenchang!"
"Your methods were extremely secretive. Apart from me and Jiang Yu, no third person knows."
"Fine, we'll do as you say. Then what do you intend to do with this batch of Myriad Images Sect disciples?"
"They will join neither your Wind Rain Villa nor my Luo Tian Sect. They will be incorporated into the alliance itself. When the time comes, we'll assign them a territory within the mountain gate and let them preserve the Myriad Images Sect's legacy. That way, we can take over Iron Green Mountain in a proper manner while also spreading the Luo Tian Alliance's righteous and benevolent reputation."
"Pill Dust Master, you're raising a tiger only to court disaster. You'll regret this!"
"I am the alliance leader!"
At the mountaintop.
The conversation ended on bad terms.
Di Wuqi left in anger.
Luo Chen watched his retreating figure, narrowing his eyes slightly, though the corners of his lips rose faintly.
Trying