After Lingji, Hui Zhao, and Dao Rong left, the room fell into silence.
After a short while, Ji Wuya cleared his throat and said, "You all know that Azure Sun Gate has always pursued a policy of balance. This is also what is meant by harmony bringing prosperity. The situation among the sects of the Nine Provinces has shifted somewhat. Taiyi Sect has two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators—surely everyone understands what that implies. Rather than let matters descend into conflict and chaos, why not discuss a plan? As for how these benefits should be divided, let each of you share your thoughts."
After Ji Wuya finished speaking, the atmosphere once again sank into gloom.
A few breaths later, Fu Hongyu was the first to speak. "What division of benefits? Limitless Palace is far away in the northern lands. The affairs of Taiyi Sect, Divine Intent Gate, and Heavenly Evolution Sect have nothing to do with Limitless Palace."
"It has nothing to do with Hundred Mechanisms Institute either."
"Free and Unfettered Alliance will not participate either."
The Old Ancestors Shang Lu of Hundred Mechanisms Institute and Ke Qian of Free and Unfettered Alliance immediately echoed her upon hearing Fu Hongyu speak.
Fu Hongyu shot the two of them a disdainful look.
Those two old foxes clearly harbored the same thoughts, yet they insisted on hiding behind a woman like her. If she did not speak first, they would play dumb.
Seeing this situation, Ji Wuya merely sat there expressionlessly. Azure Sun Gate did indeed pursue a policy of balance, but it was not the so-called harmony bringing prosperity he had just mentioned.
Azure Sun Gate's so-called policy of balance among sects was, in truth, to unite the other sects and curb whichever one grew too powerful.
And now, the powerful one