"You're here..."
Yin Yuanzheng was seasoned and steady. Though this was his first meeting with Yellow Venerable and the others, he treated them like old acquaintances, his face composed and his expression unruffled.
"Venerable Fang entrusted us with settling the trouble here. To eradicate the Two Sects, anyone who resists, high or low, will be killed without mercy. Iron and blood are unavoidable."
"But we are not cruel, bloodthirsty people, either. If you are willing to submit to the Alliance and serve it, we can leave an opening in the net and spare you a clash of arms. What do you say?"
Yellow Venerable smiled at those words. "You jest, fellow Daoist. Though we do not consider ourselves extraordinary, neither do we belittle ourselves. How could we serve another and act at their bidding?"
He looked at Yin Yuanzheng and the others. "You, on the other hand, are all dragons and phoenixes among men. Why not join our Sacred Sect and work together toward the grand undertaking of Profound Realm Ascension to Immortality? If one day our native world ascends to the Upper Realm, we too can become immortals and saints, living forever in freedom. That would far surpass scheming against one another and struggling bitterly in this mortal world."
Yin Yuanzheng seemed to disregard the attempt to sow discord in those words. He merely said, "Serve another... we do not regard this as serving another. The Alliance aims to unite our hearts and strength to wage war across the Heavenly Realms. That requires a unified will and voice. Since Venerable Fang possesses extraordinary strength, he should be our leader. Following his commands is merely for the sake of our shared prospects and future."
"We know little of your so-called grand undertaking, nor do we have any interest in it.