"Absolutely not, Your Majesty!"
Yu Shen sprang to his feet, aghast. "Sending troops to the Eastern Wasteland at a time like this will cause a major disaster!"
Wu Rong, seated at the head, remained calm as he looked at the people in the hall. These were all core members of the Underworld.
Luo Shentong, with the air of an immortal sage, cupped his hands and said, "Lord Prefecture, moving troops and deploying generals in Yin Heaven is not a problem. But once it involves the mortal realm, every major sect will be dissatisfied with us. Wanfa Sect in particular may very well strike against us, crushing us in one fell swoop—not to mention opening the cycle between yin and yang."
"Amitabha."
Master Rucang shook his head faintly.
He, too, believed it could not be done.
Wu Rong looked toward Taijing.
Taijing hesitated before saying, "I truly want to rescue Elder Qiu, but we can investigate slowly and then dispatch great Dao Lords. Sending out troops with such fanfare is not a good idea."
"Lord Prefecture, this subject can travel with Senior Sujian." Duyi's stance was ambiguous. He was more inclined to go himself alongside Vicious Interval Venerable.
The Lord Prefecture and Tu Shan Jun needed to remain behind to hold down the Underworld. Should anything happen to them, the situation would become one of dragons without a leader.
Vicious Interval Venerable said nothing in opposition, yet he did not approve of this course either.
Wu Rong's expression was resolute. "Not only must this battle be fought, it must be fought beautifully."
Seeing that the king had no intention of discussing this with them, Yu Shen hurriedly asked, "Does the old Dao Lord know?"
Unable to think of any other method, he could only bring out the old Dao Lord.
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