Monk Tan Qian half-squinted and said, "Since a new God Conferred cycle has arrived, the Human-God Gate will certainly open, and beings from the God Realm will certainly descend. No one can stop the great tide of destiny."
Eight Tribulations Daoist nodded as well. "That's right! The great tide cannot be turned back! I think we can negotiate with the beings of the God Realm and strive for the greatest possible benefit in this God Conferred War. With our strength, I believe even those beings from the God Realm will have their misgivings and will not easily clash with us head-on."
Throughout the discussion that followed, Ning Xiaochuan mostly listened and rarely spoke.
After all, he was not truly one of the Heavenly Emperor's faction. At most, he merely had some connection to the Heavenly Emperor.
Monk Tan Qian and Eight Tribulations Daoist were conservatives. They believed they could not confront the beings of the God Realm head-on, and should instead negotiate with them to secure their own interests.
Seven Mysteries Daoist and Blood Asura, meanwhile, were radicals. They believed they should strike the beings of the God Realm head-on before they had fully descended upon the Sky Void Continent, destroy the Human-God Gate, and stop them from reaching the Northern Frontier.
They discussed matters for most of the day, yet in the end, no conclusion was reached.
After the meeting, Ning Xiaochuan caught up with Monk Tan Qian. "Monk, wait a moment. It seems you ought to return something to me, shouldn't you?"
Pretending not to know anything, Monk Tan Qian looked somewhat bewildered. "Amitabha! Benefactor Ning, this poor monk does not know what you mean. Could you make yourself clearer?"
Ning Xiaochuan smiled. "Is the Heavenly Emperor Blade on you?"
"It is!" Monk Tan Qian said with great