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It would still be some time before Heizi arrived, so Zhao Qian had me change into the robes of the Sect Master of Tianyi Dao and go to the Sect Master's Hall for a discussion first. The cultivators from the earth's core, along with the various sects and factions throughout the Nine Regions, all needed me to coordinate them. Now that Tianyi Dao was deservedly the greatest sect under heaven, we couldn't do without the necessary pomp and ceremony.
However, since we had already discussed the various details privately on the way, there wasn't much tedious debate. We only needed to announce the results of our cooperation to the Nine Regions, as well as discuss Tianyi Dao's development after the dissolution of cultivation arts and the cooperation between the various factions.
Yet even these matters kept us busy for most of the day. We also had to redraw the preliminary list for ascending to the upper realm. Yun Bingxin and Li Poxiao were both still injured. With so many matters to handle, they temporarily remained in the Sea Mountain Realm, recovering while waiting for the cooperation and discussions to come. After all, once we left, we needed to leave everyone with a stable Nine Regions.
Yun Bingxin and the Queen Mother of the West were easy enough to deal with, but the Chan Sect in Yuezhou was nowhere near as cooperative as the Demon Race. Li Poxiao was also a man of few words who wouldn't argue his case, so Huang Lichen took over the negotiations. I trusted Huang Lichen well enough. He was a leading figure among the younger generation. Although there was quite a gap between what everyone wanted and what they obtained during the negotiations, things were relatively harmonious. Even if they hadn't been, there was