"Hmph, I'm afraid Shi Yue won't agree. From what I know of him, he won't accept the position of Alliance Leader," Yang Xiaoyao said dismissively. He wasn't optimistic about Yang Longfei's plan.
"No way! He'd turn down the position of Alliance Leader? What if we let him be deputy Alliance Leader instead, and have our patriarch be Alliance Leader?"
"Exactly. Shi Yue may not care about an empty title. We can offer him a share of the benefits in exchange for giving up the position and supporting Shi Yue."
Yang Longfei shook his head repeatedly. "Let's wait until Shi Yue returns before discussing this. I hope he agrees. Fighting separately won't do. The Gongsun Family is the perfect example. Without unified command, the Devil Race will just pick us off one by one."
Just then, Yang Longfei seemed to sense something. He took out a shimmering Transmission Mirror and sent several Magic Arts into it. After the mirror's surface blurred, Ximen Yao appeared. Her face was somewhat pale, and her eyes held a trace of worry.
She had also received news that the Gongsun Family had been wiped out. It wasn't a false report: the Devil Race had ambushed the Gongsun Family in the starry skies, inflicting heavy casualties. Only Gongsun Qian had escaped.
The Star Domain Treasure Ship had carried the Gongsun Family's elite disciples, along with its collections from many years. Sadly, it had all been lost. The Gongsun Family would need at least tens of thousands of years to recover, even under the best circumstances. If Gongsun Qian met with an accident, the Gongsun Family would disappear from the Cultivation World for good.
"Madam Ximen, you've arrived," Yang Longfei greeted her with a smile.
Ximen Yao nodded. "We just got here. Fellow Daoist Yang, open the restrictions