"Indeed. Let us hope they all gain something."
[Azure Firmament True Lord] blinked her beautiful eyes and transmitted her voice.
Though the two spoke this way, no one knew what they truly thought.
After all, the addition of another Nascent Soul cultivator would inevitably shake that nation's internal rule. Though the precise consequences remained unknown, it would certainly lead to further divisions and redistribution of interests.
At that point, the balance of power between the allied nations of Song and Jin would also break. The scales would tip, and the consequences were equally unknown.
Everything was a variable.
To the right of [Illusion-Breaking True Lord] and [Azure Firmament True Lord], standing a noticeable distance away, was a burly old man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist. White hair hung loose around his rugged face, and his tiger-like eyes shone brightly.
He wore black Daoist robes and radiated an overbearing presence. His gaze was exceptionally sharp, like two unsheathed swords; wherever it swept, no one dared meet his eyes.
His cultivation was also astonishing, enough to contend with the two True Lords of Song and Jin. He, too, was at the Nascent Soul middle stage.
He was none other than the Yan Kingdom's [Daoist Tianzhu]!
The countless cultivators of Yan also revered him as [Heavenly Pillar Sage]. He had overcome adversity and broken through to Nascent Soul, pulling Yan out of the fire and water of oppression and exploitation and supporting its backbone. He was a mighty pillar holding up the heavens, hence the honorific "Heavenly Pillar."
His original Daoist name had been [Tingfeng], but later, unwilling to reject the wishes of Yan's countless cultivators, he had graciously accepted their suggestion and changed it.
Beside him stood the last of the four figures, Yan's second Nascent Soul cultivator. He