"Lord Xia! What do you mean by this!?" Wei Ying's face instantly twisted into a savage expression.
Several other true supporters immediately jumped out as well, unleashing a torrent of curses. Some even directly assumed fighting stances, looking ready to fall out at a moment's notice.
Ling Xian and Xing Yao also frowned as they looked at me. They probably thought I was being outrageously bold, daring to say something like that in public—in other words, I was tearing off all pretenses.
Instead, I laughed and said, "Don't be so anxious. I never said this was a bad thing. Dynasties rise and fall, and everyone here has wandered the world for countless years; surely you've all seen it happen before. Whoever sits on the throne is still sitting on the throne, aren't they? Dean Wei Ying wanting to become this Immortal Lord isn't impossible. Who among those present doesn't want to climb a little higher? It's just that putting on an act makes it seem like you don't trust us very much, doesn't it, Dean Wei Ying?"
My words made Wei Ying burst out laughing. She said, "As expected of Immortal Lord Xia Shen! Even your words strike straight to my heart! You're right! I was indeed jointly selected by several other Immortal Cities to replace Immortal Lord Fox Moon and Immortal Lord Yun Lu! But it's precisely because of that that only by joining forces with the powers of several Immortal Cities do we have any chance of overthrowing them, don't we?"
"That's right! We have several Immortal Cities backing us! If all you Immortals lend our Dean a hand, becoming an Upper Immortal official will be the bare minimum!"
"Exactly! Every Immortal here has gone through untold hardship to reach this point. Now, you're only one step away!