Today's fourth update: Chapter 2890! 4/4!
"Of course, it's the Grand Canal Project, which was completed several years ago!" Blood Bodhi answered.
This only left everyone even more confused.
What did the Grand Canal Project have to do with distributing the components?
"Great Elder, please enlighten us!"
"Do not forget your identities. As leaders of the Asura Race, no matter what we do, we must prioritize the race's grand cause rather than seek personal gain."
Let me tell you something you don't know!
Seeing their expressions, Blood Bodhi knew he was wasting his breath and making expressions at a cow.
"With the Grand Canal completed, cooperation between our Asura Race and the human Redeem Luck Sect has deepened. With our assistance, the Redeem Luck Sect has gradually gained a foothold among humanity. Now that the War of the Myriad Races has entered the Second Tier War, all sides will steadily intensify their actions against humanity. It is time to further infiltrate the human race!"
When no one answered, Blood Bodhi continued patiently, "We are all elders of the race. Hurting our harmony for no reason would only delight our enemies and grieve our allies. Why not use our respective disciples as stepping stones, and distribute these seven components fairly and impartially based on their contributions to the race's development?"
"Great Elder, do you mean our disciples and juniors should compete?"
"Precisely. The way of a race does not lie in whether old fellows like us can gain temporary benefits, but in whether our descendants can continue without end. It will be difficult for us to improve much further in a short time. We shall reward merit accordingly, sending our disciples to infiltrate humanity and conducting periodic assessments. Whoever's disciples achieve the greatest merits shall control the components for a