"Indeed!" Silver Moon Heavenly Lord said with a faint smile. "If Eastern Heavenly Lord wanted to take another step forward and become the Central Celestial Venerable, how could he possibly do it by relying on his own strength alone? Though we stand within his camp, it is merely a mutually beneficial arrangement!"
With a single sentence, Silver Moon Heavenly Lord laid bare the secret of heaven. Whether it was Eastern Heavenly Lord, Silver Moon Heavenly Lord, or Ye Xiwen, all of them were Celestial Venerable-level experts. Every one of them was incomparably proud. How could they so easily submit to another?
Even a peerless figure like Eastern Heavenly Lord was no exception. He could not truly make them yield. Back when Ye Xiwen had still been an Emperor, joining Eastern Heavenly Lord's camp had carried something of the meaning of becoming a subordinate.
But once he had truly stepped into the Celestial Venerable realm, they had become allies and partners. Everyone in this camp was part of an alliance.
There was only one goal: to push Eastern Heavenly Lord into power and make him the Central Celestial Venerable. Naturally, Eastern Heavenly Lord would reap enormous benefits in the process, but he would likewise have to face immense risks and withstand the raging storms pouring in from every direction.
They, too, would gain no small amount of benefit from it.
Among those benefits was Eastern Heavenly Lord's position itself. Once Eastern Heavenly Lord became the Central Celestial Venerable, he would relinquish his post. Of course, that was on the premise that he could successfully become the Central Celestial Venerable.
Only then did Ye Xiwen finally understand why Eastern Heavenly Lord's rule over the Eastern Region had stood as firm as Mount Tai. He had long since drawn in a wealthy and