"I called you all here for one reason: should we send people to secretly protect Chen Changan?"
"This kid's alchemy skills are beyond question, but his cultivation is truly lacking. He only just broke through to the ultimate true immortal realm. A trip to the Heavenly Snow Secret Realm will likely be fraught with danger."
"Keeping Chen Changan alive benefits all of us."
"If he can successfully refine a Grade Four Pill, we'll all benefit."
"Our branch alliance faces far too many restrictions, all because we lack strength and are tucked away in a remote corner."
"But do you really want to spend your entire lives like this?"
"Ultimate Heaven is so vast, with so many branch alliances. Why should everyone else take all the benefits while we can only scrape by on our own?"
"We need change, and Chen Changan is the man who can change our circumstances."
"Tell me, does his life matter or not?"
Hearing the Branch Alliance Leader's words, everyone's expression grew serious.
"Alliance Leader, you're right. Chen Changan's life does matter, but... rules are rules. This is his personal undertaking. We cannot interfere."
"Besides, he knows the Heavenly Snow Secret Realm is dangerous, yet he insists on going alone. He's courting death."
The speaker was the branch alliance's Grand Elder. The Alliance Leader turned his gaze toward him. He knew better than anyone what the Grand Elder was thinking and what he intended to do.
"Grand Elder, put away your petty schemes."
"Do you think that without Chen Changan, your son could become this branch alliance's leader?"
"Does he have what it takes?"
"Even if you keep paving the way for him and clearing away every obstacle, could he really take my seat?"
"Since you brought up rules, let me tell you this: rules are