[Of course, these were all your personal thoughts. To join forces with the Snow Emperor and persuade the remnant soul of the treasury guardian, you could not rely on private interests alone; you still had to enlighten him with the greater cause. The treasury guardian and the Snow Emperor each held a key to open the Cold Abyss Treasury. Though the current Snow Emperor held greater authority, once the items taken reached a certain amount, both sides had to agree.]
[But thinking back on it, what you said truly made sense. The situation had changed. Not only had the Cold Abyss Divine Palace gained unquestionable authority in the Snow Region, it had also occupied half the Western Region. On top of that, the changes in Heaven and Earth had improved the environment. There was no need for you to be so miserly, treating stability as the foremost goal like generations of Snow Emperors, hoarding resources and lying low while waiting for an opportunity.]
[Only after the treasury guardian understood the situation did he acknowledge and heed the opinions of you and the Snow Emperor, recognizing that you represented the flourishing "golden age" the Cold Abyss Divine Palace had sought throughout its history—the "conquerors" spoken of by the First Generation Ancestor who founded the Cold Abyss Divine Palace.
Once that had been established, the Snow Emperor would face far fewer restraints when using the resources of the Cold Abyss Treasury for construction in the future. After all, a conqueror's goals were utterly different from those of a leader maintaining stability. A conqueror was meant to lead the sect and its forces in expanding territory and undertaking massive construction. The Cold Abyss Treasury accumulated by generations of Snow Emperors had been waiting precisely for this moment.]
[That same year, after determining the