"And the third condition?" the Cheng Family Patriarch asked again.
Yan Chihuo said, "Within one hundred thousand years, I ask all sects to ensure that the Sea Heaven Sect has at least one Ascension Stage cultivator standing guard."
Hearing this, everyone privately thought that Yan Chihuo had considered things thoroughly. Even if the various sects showed him respect, without sufficient strength of their own, it could not last forever. After all, iron must be hard before it can be forged.
This time, the Cheng Family Patriarch said nothing instead. He understood that everyone had agreed to the first two matters, and there was no reason for those present to oppose this final one. Having been the first to agree twice in a row, he had likely already stirred resentment among the others. If he took the lead in agreeing once more, it might instead give rise to trouble.
Yet with the Cheng Family Patriarch remaining silent, everyone else watched to see how the others would respond. For a time, no one spoke. Yan Chihuo was in no hurry either, sitting there calmly without a word.
At that moment, a demon with a dragon's head and a human body said, "My East Sea Dragon Palace agrees to this condition." The speaker was none other than Dragon King Ao Jun. Yan Chihuo was slightly startled, then immediately understood.
After the previous battle, the East Sea Dragon Palace had suffered a severe loss of vitality and was no longer a match for the East Sea cultivators. Although they had previously reached an agreement with the East Sea cultivators that, for one hundred thousand years, cultivators above the Dao Integration Stage could not attack the East Sea Demon Race, demons might have long lifespans, but their cultivation speed lagged behind that of humans. For