The Time Has Come to Contribute

That silent smile carried more pressure than any words could.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly grew stagnant.

Xu Yunfan met Pudu True Monarch's gaze, which seemed capable of seeing through the human heart, as his thoughts raced.

He understood that before an old demon like Pudu True Monarch, no amount of explanation would amount to anything.

The other party needed no evidence and trusted only his own judgment and deductions.

Moreover, when Xu Yunfan had attained the Dao in the Eastern Wasteland, the event had shaken heaven and earth. Pudu True Monarch had even helped him hold back the great bodhisattva of the Bodhi Zen Pure Land. Xu Yunfan naturally remembered that.

Pudu True Monarch had clearly placed the debt for Qingyuan True Monarch's death on his head.

Now, using this as a pretext to demand that he take responsibility, the man actually wanted him to take over part of the territory or troublesome affairs Qingyuan True Monarch had left behind. He also wanted to bind them more deeply to the Divine Firmament Lineage Xu Yunfan had newly established, making him a true core pillar of the Primal Beginning Sect rather than merely a newly advanced True Monarch.

The grander the lineage, the more outstanding its disciples, and the more flourishing its fortune, the deeper Xu Yunfan's foundations would naturally become as its master. Those were tangible benefits.

But correspondingly, the responsibilities and the extent to which he would be drawn into the sect's vortex would also deepen.

Pudu True Monarch was laying plans for the Primal Beginning Sect's future while balancing its internal forces.

After all, including Xu Yunfan, the Primal Beginning Sect currently had only three Golden Core True Monarchs.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Yunfan knew he did not have much choice.

The indignation