The moment those words were spoken, the entire hall fell abruptly silent.
Every faction in the Tianli Sword Domain bore the blood feud of a destroyed nation against the Tianli Sect, so there had never been any basis for cooperation. Their previous covert cooperation had merely involved exchanging information and coordinating in tacit understanding.
Whether it was the Jihuang Sword Palace, Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain, or the Sword Soul Sect, all understood that their enmity with the Mechanical Empire was irreconcilable.
The Mechanical Empire used martial artists as raw materials to extract life factors, which were essential to sustaining the entire Mechanical Empire's aristocracy and Liquid Metal Warriors. As long as the Mechanical Empire did not change this dependence, their relationship could not change.
Thus, no one dared raise it openly.
True Monarch Ziji looked at True Lord Wuyan solemnly. "Brother Wuyan, you should not say such things. Back then, three Void Glimpse Great Powers of our sect fell at the hands of the Mechanical Empire, and tens of millions of disciples were killed or wounded. Our Jihuang Sword Palace can never cooperate with the Mechanical Empire!"
Wuyan was neither angered nor ashamed. He merely smiled faintly.
"Brother Ziji, you misunderstand. By cooperation, I do not mean an alliance with them!"
"Then what do you mean, Brother Wuyan?"
True Monarch Ziji frowned slightly as he looked at True Lord Wuyan in confusion.
Wuyan said,
"Brother Ziji, in this beast tide, your losses have not been small either, have they?"
Ziji nodded. "Indeed. The beast tide rolls on like surging waves. In recent days, countless disciples of ours have fallen in battle, and several safe cities have been destroyed. If this continues, I fear our losses will only grow greater!"
Wuyan said,
"Indeed, the same is true for our Sword Soul