Carmen had originally figured that if he survived this rebellion, gained a few hundred years of life, and became a Sword-Keeper, he would have it pretty good.
But now he had changed his mind. Carmen wasn't content to be a Sword-Keeper on the sidelines. If the Double Pupils Master turned out to be some weakling, some mere mortal, he would be even less willing to accept it.
He decided to build ties with the Martial Faction within the Double Pupils Faction. After the rebellion, he would turn the Illuminati into a place where the Martial Faction had the final say, then find a way to control the production of the Longevity Elixir. Only then would Carmen hold real power.
If Feis and Saxon both died, he would undoubtedly be the boss.
Luo Yan was clearly part of the Martial Faction. As S4, he had to be an influential veteran of the Double Pupils Faction.
Now that the two of them had joined forces ahead of everyone else, Carmen's declaration that "the future belongs to the two of us alone" was his first step toward stripping the Double Pupils Master of power, starting with Luo Yan.
A newcomer might have been joking when he said something like that, simply because he didn't understand the situation. But from a veteran, it could only mean towering ambition. There was no explaining it away.
As luck would have it, Carmen and Luo Yan each believed he was the faction newcomer and the other was the veteran...
When Luo Yan heard Carmen say that, his wineglass wobbled and nearly fell. His other hand caught it in an instant, so everyone else took it for a bit of juggling.
His mind was reeling. *Good grief, you dare say that? I'm a newcomer, so you can say