"The righteous path stands everywhere in Southern Heaven, while the eight sects of the Demon Gate are only a small part of it. Now that four of the eight sects have broken away, if we use you to attack the other four, would you be willing?" I countered.
"The eight sects of the Demon Gate were originally united as one. Although we weren't exactly close brothers, we cooperated quite a bit with one another. If we truly launch an all-out war, it will inevitably damage our relationship badly." One sect master spoke up.
"Exactly. The four of us are facing off today only to protect this boundary and make the plan to assassinate Acting Sect Master Yun fall through."
"To be honest, we never intended to kill Liu Shenlong! We only wanted to tell him that we could get by without him. But for the four sects to truly slaughter one another, that would obviously go too far."
I chuckled, then continued, "Since you don't want to attack the four sects, what about using you to attack the righteous path on behalf of Sky City? What do you think?"
Several Demon Gate sect masters' expressions changed. One of them looked gloomy as he said, "If that's truly the case, it would be terribly disappointing. Although we aren't afraid to clash with the righteous path, having four sects attack the righteous path of Southern Heaven would be like throwing eggs at a rock. If this is what Sky City has in mind, then we'd be better off not joining Sky City at all!"
"That's right. We may not be freeloaders, but you can't treat us as sacrificial pawns!" another Demon Gate sect master said unhappily, glaring at Ziya as though blaming her for finding them such a ruthless backer.
I gave