Within any faction, having many different ideas was not a problem. But colluding with foreign enemies was a major problem.
Such a situation had now emerged within the Dark Domain Alliance.
Wang Lian had colluded with the Ancient Cosmos Alliance. Before Zhao Cheng, he had no secrets. At the very beginning, he had merely played both sides, reaping benefits from each.
But as his cultivation grew higher, his power stronger, and the authority in his grasp greater, Wang Lian's ambitions continued to swell. In his eyes, cultivation meant contending against heaven and earth, plundering all things to achieve oneself.
Everything was merely a stepping stone beneath his feet.
Of course, in the beginning, his interests had still aligned with those of the Dark Domain Alliance. If the Ancient Cosmos side truly won, he would not have been able to gain a higher position or many treasures.
But around five years ago, he had accidentally discovered how to use a mysterious treasure he had acquired in his early years: sacrifice.
The more things he sacrificed, and the more precious they were, the greater the return the treasure gave him. It could be precious knowledge of cultivation, all kinds of rare divine materials, or even direct enlightenment into the Dao, raising his realm.
The Ancient Cosmos was vast and boundless, and treasures capable of aiding cultivation were countless.
The reason he advocated war was that he wanted the situation to descend completely into chaos—the more chaotic, the better. Ideally, the powerhouses of both sides would be almost all dead. Then, he could sacrifice every living being at once and ascend straight to the peak.
He might even become the first Grand Sovereign after the turmoil!
"Zheng Xin, your thinking is far too weak! We humans of Earth, we races of the Dark