Honggu Divine Venerable regretted it so deeply his guts were practically turning green.
But Li Yun was staring at him with bright, piercing eyes. He looked harmless enough, but Honggu Divine Venerable was no fool. So many people were searching everywhere for Li Yun now. Since he knew Li Yun's whereabouts, if he refused to let the Honggu Divine Realm join Li Yun's command, Li Yun would never possibly let him leave.
Rather than wait to be brutally suppressed by Li Yun again and beg for mercy afterward, why not be decisive and agree now? At least it would be more dignified.
Besides.
Li Yun had just said that his goal was to create a Great God Realm.
If the Honggu Divine Realm joined it, then when the Great God Realm truly came into being one day, the benefits would be obvious. It would surely be far better than his current small-scale efforts.
The mortal world often said that it was better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. But those who had truly seen the wider world understood that a phoenix's tail was still a phoenix's tail, something a chicken's head could never compare with. There was an essential difference between the two.
With that thought.
Honggu Divine Venerable decisively bowed to Li Yun.
"Daoist Li, I implore you to give my Honggu Divine Realm a chance."
Li Yun smiled in satisfaction.
He patted Honggu Divine Venerable on the shoulder. "Sooner or later, you will all learn that the choices you made today were wise ones."
With the leaders of these two Divine Realms settled, everything that followed became simple.
For Li Yun, it was completely familiar territory—merely following the same pattern.
Huangtian Divine Venerable led his subordinates in promoting the Myriad Gods