"From now on, anyone who dares discuss the Immortal Sects of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea in private can stop calling themselves a member of the Mountain Sea Merchant Alliance!"
Du Yueji made his decision, then slowly rose and headed toward the hall's exit.
"What are you standing around for? Hurry and arrange a welcome!"
The Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect might no longer enjoy its former glory, but it was still one of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea.
Even if they gave the Tianyan Sect no respect, they still had to show proper respect to the other Immortal Sects of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea.
Besides, although the Mountain Sea Merchant Alliance had quietly amassed considerable strength, if it truly opposed those Immortal Sects, it would likely be smashed to pieces in an instant.
Since that was the case, what did it matter who got to eat this piece of meat? What mattered was that the Mountain Sea Merchant Alliance controlled how it was eaten.
Otherwise, if every sect among the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea ignored all rules and sent people to the Mountain Sea Merchant Alliance to collect offerings,
even an alliance with such vast resources would be picked clean after a few rounds of that.
As Du Yueji paced down from the dais, the two guards who followed close behind him hurriedly took the Jade Slips from their waists and murmured instructions into them.
A few breaths later,
graceful female cultivators soared up from all corners of the giant island and soon gathered beside the magnificent building floating above its center.
As though they had rehearsed it many times, the women took their places on either side of the building's entrance, arranged by height and build. Respectful expressions on their