"First, what do you want?" Li Qing asked Zhuge Shenji calmly.
Zhuge Shenji smiled faintly. "I want a free path to longevity."
"I want to break the Network woven by the Six Paths and Eight Immortals."
"Your goal is much like mine. We have grounds to work together." Li Qing nodded slightly.
"I have a hundred-thousand-year plan. It will take a long time to build up our strength."
"The aim is to find ways to eliminate the Six Paths and Eight Immortals one by one over those hundred thousand years."
"To reduce the number of our enemies as much as possible."
"And, after a hundred thousand years, to strive to reach the Immortal Realm."
"By then, I'll be confident I can slaughter the remaining Six Paths and Eight Immortals single-handedly."
"Surviving a hundred thousand years won't be simple."
"I have a whole set of spells to make it possible."
"So what can you offer?"
"As an ally, you must offer something that catches my interest."
"Otherwise, even if you swear an oath, you won't qualify as my ally."
Li Qing watched Zhuge Shenji calmly and waited for his answer.
Zhuge Shenji smiled to himself. "Naturally, I have something to offer as an ally."
"When I roamed the world, I gathered weapons from across the land and forged a supreme puppet army."
"I placed ten thousand puppet soldiers in an armory."
"That puppet army is no collection of ordinary weapons. Every soldier has combat power at the peak of Spirit Awareness."
"With enough soldiers to enter and control the puppets, they can form a battle array capable of fighting a Tribulation Realm cultivator."
"These aren't ordinary refined puppets. They're vessels of humanity."
"Vessels of humanity differ from every magical artifact made today. They're imbued with humanity's fortune, a power from the