The Eternal Devil Sect had annihilated five of the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province, achieving glorious results. Yet when faced with the three most difficult families among the Eight Great Noble Families, the upper echelons of the Eternal Devil Sect split into two factions. One advocated cutting through the tangle with a sharp knife and wiping out all eight families in one sweep, while the other advocated peace, believing that the sect's destruction of five families was already enough to strike fear into people's hearts. If they insisted on going to war with the Murong Family, Wu Family, and Shangguan Family, then even if the sect happened to win, it would inevitably suffer severe losses. At that point, turmoil would surely erupt again throughout the Eternal Thirteen Provinces, and even more petty villains would emerge.
Liu Fuyun was neither a member of the Pacifist Faction nor the Warmonger Faction. In truth, he understood the Warmonger Faction's reasoning and felt that since they had already destroyed five families, they might as well take advantage of the momentum and swallow the remaining three families as well. Yet he also felt that the Pacifist Faction's argument was sound. If they went to war with the Murong Family, Wu Family, and Shangguan Family, then even if they ultimately defeated the three families, the Eternal Devil Sect would inevitably suffer severe losses. At that point, other forces within the Eternal Thirteen Provinces would surely stir up trouble.
Thus, for a time, Liu Fuyun did not know what decision to make. He had racked his brains night after night over the past few days, yet still failed to come up with a foolproof plan.
In fact, most of the Eternal Devil Sect's upper echelons were just like Liu Fuyun. They appeared experienced and composed,