Late-night conversations in the pavilion, drinking together under the moon. Yu Yuanchen and Qian Daoliu had an in-depth and candid exchange regarding the mainland's structure, the internal disputes of Spirit Hall, and even the illusory divine inheritance. Not until the moon passed the middle of the sky did the two depart, each holding a deeper understanding and positioning of the other in his heart.
When Yu Yuanchen returned to the coalition camp, his grandfather Yu Boxuan was still waiting in the tent.
"Chen'er, Qian Daoliu sought you out. For what matter?" Yu Boxuan asked with concern. Though he knew his grandson's strength was peerless, when facing the holy son of Spirit Hall, he still could not help feeling a trace of worry.
Yu Yuanchen drained the remaining wine in his cup and calmly recounted the essential points of his conversation with Qian Daoliu. From Golden Crocodile Douluo's attitude to the internal divisions within Spirit Hall regarding how to handle the situation on the mainland (the purge-and-deterrence faction and the cooperation-and-order faction), to the conception of the "Upper Three Sects", and finally to the astonishing information concerning the divine inheritance, he concealed nothing.
Yu Boxuan listened as his expression shifted, at times solemn, at times surprised, and finally fell into a long, deep contemplation.
After a long while, he spoke slowly, his voice carrying a trace of emotion: "Spirit Hall... to think its interior also holds such divisions. Golden Crocodile Douluo is overbearing and wishes to wage conquests; the pope, Qian Chongshan—temporarily bearing the title of pope—appears more calculating, wishing to use statecraft, binding others through fame and fortune to jointly establish order. This position of the 'Upper Three Sects', seemingly glorious, is actually tying our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Clear Sky Sect, and others onto Spirit Hall's war