Yan Guangqi was quite helpless in the face of Guyue's threat. No matter how powerful the Yan Clan was, it still ranked below the Four Sects and Five Platforms, occupying only a place among the Two Peaks and One Valley.
However, the Pine-Cypress Peak Yan Clan was the most suitable witness for these negotiations—they were just strong enough and could remain impartial.
The Yin Sha Sect had wanted to serve as witness too. They had even said they could send several Golden Cores, but when the Ten Directions Platform asked about them, none of those they could send were powerful Golden Cores, so they were decisively rejected.
Businesspeople were not fools. How could they fail to guess that the Yin Sha Sect wanted the Ten Directions Platform to take the blame for them?
So in the end, they still chose the Yan Clan.
The Yan Clan also knew that this was a serious matter, but the reward offered by the Ten Directions Platform was substantial, and this was a good opportunity to build prestige—a negotiation involving so many factions, witnessed by the Pine-Cypress Peak Yan Clan.
Of course, acting as witness was not without risks. Overreaching one's station could bring enormous hidden dangers, but the Yan Clan had already considered that.
Did the Yan Clan not know how to keep a low profile and develop quietly? Having stood firm in the Cultivation World for thousands of years, they naturally knew how to grow. But with the Yan Clan's current reputation, the issue was not whether to keep a low profile, but just how high-profile they should be.
Keeping a low profile and developing quietly? Impossible! They had no other choice.
So when faced with Guyue's mild threat, Yan Guangqi could only grit his teeth and endure it. "Senior Guyue, the