"Hmph. Though Windspirit City is detestable, is the righteous path any less detestable? We've driven Windspirit City to ruin, but the righteous path will ultimately wipe us out as well. Windspirit City isn't the Luomu Valley of years past. Now it's not just Windspirit City alone—there are plenty of sects of all sizes surrounding it. If the Windspirit Divine Tree falls, who knows what might happen!" Fox Xiao was a cunning and cautious man. To have stood tall in the heretical path for so many years, no one could be truly muddle-headed. Being captured this time after Windspirit City set a trap for him might simply have been an accident.
Yuan Zhi immediately restrained her smile and turned her gaze toward Nan Yuan. Nan Yuan nodded and slowly said, "Naturally, I've considered that point as well. But Windspirit City's momentum is so great now that it's nearly suffocating us. It's more like the mother now, while we've become its subsidiary sects. Who could have imagined this situation sixty years ago? Since they've so callously disregarded the bonds between our six major sects and borrowed the power of Mu Xian Continent to squeeze our living space, it's no wonder we've joined hands to deal it a harsh blow. Of course, I'm not trying to have them struck off the ranks of the various major sects altogether. I merely want to rebalance the strength between us!"
"Oh? That's certainly a fresh way of putting it. Then, how does Tower Master Nan Yuan intend to balance the power between Windspirit City and us? And once we lead the righteous path into our territory, how will we deal with them? Don't lure in the enemy only for us to become one by one a sumptuous feast at their mercy!" Fox Xiao asked coldly.
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