Faced with the conditions proposed by the Nine Li Nether Lord, Xuanyuan Tongzhen's expression did not change much. He said calmly, "This old man invited all fellow Daoists to forge an alliance precisely so we might pool our hearts and strength, joining together against the calamities to come. How could we cast someone aside merely because they have been stained by karmic misfortune?"
"Besides, Qing Sheng Yuanjun would not gather all the forces of the Immortal Realm merely for Sect Master Shen alone. If she did, this old man and the other fellow cultivators guarding the gates of heaven and earth would naturally sever every root she has planted in the Immortal Realm, gravely wounding her true body's vital essence! Taking a step back, even if Qing Sheng disregarded all consequences and insisted on killing Sect Master Shen, should the calamity exceed what the fellow Daoists bound by this pact could bear, you may simply stay out of it and preserve yourselves!"
"Therefore, Nine Li need not worry about being implicated by Sect Master Shen."
What the old immortal said was not without reason. Though Qing Sheng Yuanjun was a Heavenly Immortal, her true body could not enter this universe. If she mobilized all the forces within the Immortal Realm merely to kill Shen Mo, she would instead give the will of heaven and earth, along with the Immortal Realm's many immortals and Heavenly Immortals, an opportunity to grievously injure or even utterly slay her.
However, the Nine Li Nether Lord seemed unable to listen. A strange flicker passed across his face as he cupped his hands and said, "Please forgive this junior, Senior Tongzhen. I truly cannot set my mind at ease enough to sign this alliance pact!"
"No matter."
"This junior still has some pressing trivial matters to