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The views Li Chen expressed really were not all that outrageous. They fell within what these sect leaders could accept.

After all, what could they do if they could not accept them? Who dared speak up?

Hadn't even the Heavenly Evolution Divine Sect cooperated after its sect master was arrested?

Late Breeze True Person, Mu Qingrou, and the others had thought they were coming here to teach the emperor a lesson. Who knew they would spend the whole time being lectured by him instead?

Once Li Chen finished, Late Breeze True Person said, "Your Majesty, our Spiritflame Dao Sect is willing to cooperate. The sect cultivators in our region generally prioritize mutual development, but we have considerable friction with the Purple Firmament Heavenly Palace. If we go north to join the fighting, they will seize the opportunity to attack us."

This was also a concern the other cultivators present were considering.

The sects had formed an alliance precisely because hostile forces existed.

Their internal conflicts were also severe, some even ending only when one side was dead.

In other words, Late Breeze True Person was willing to cooperate with the Imperial Court, but he had concerns of his own. If those concerns were resolved, everything else would be easy to discuss.

With so many people present, everyone knew how powerful Li Chen was. It wasn't that he, Late Breeze True Person, was a coward-he genuinely could not win.

Besides, setting aside the matter of Heaven-Topping High Person, the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain had no direct conflict with the Imperial Court.

The emperor himself could not be bothered to pursue it. Who would bring up Heaven-Topping High Person with nothing better to do?

The sects of the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain had no reason to provoke a powerhouse like Li Chen.