Only when Ancestor Qingxuan congratulated him did a smile return to Jin Shiyue's face.
He took the opening. "Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, we've come to visit the Azure Cloud Heaven Sect on behalf of the Southern Border Alliance for another important reason."
"Oh? What reason?"
"We want the Southern Border Alliance to formally ally with the Azure Cloud Heaven Sect!"
Ancestor Qingxuan had been somewhat distracted. At those words, he sat bolt upright.
"The Southern Border Alliance wants to ally with our Azure Cloud Heaven Sect?"
"Fellow Daoist Jin, are you serious?"
Jin Shiyue nodded solemnly. "Of course I am. Why else would I have made this trip in person?"
"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, I think an alliance between us would benefit both sides."
"What do you think?"
Ancestor Qingxuan frowned slightly. Only then did he realize Jin Shiyue was no fool willing to give something away for nothing. A complete High-Grade Saint Vein was a hard gift to accept.
But to be honest, he was reluctant to ally with the Southern Border Alliance.
He even felt some resistance to the idea.
Why?
It was simple. Jin Shiyue had deliberately excluded the Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley when he formed this so-called Southern Border Alliance. That left the alliance on shaky ground in the Southern Border.
It was not as simple as the side with more people overwhelming the side with fewer.
The Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley had been the Southern Border Overlord for many years. Its authority had long since taken root in everyone's hearts.
How could the newly formed Southern Border Alliance suppress it just because it said it would?
Besides, the Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley was nowhere near as simple as people thought. Beyond the twenty-four Dao Sages it had in the open, mysterious powerhouses guarded it