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Seeing the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning point at him like that, Li Xiaoya suddenly realized why High Person Qianshan had summoned him alone. Clearly, he was meant to deal with the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning! Otherwise, High Person Qianshan could decide the Heavenly Dao Sect's affairs himself. Why would Li Xiaoya have any say? Judging by how unwilling these elders were to keep fighting, a single order to negotiate peace would have made things much easier. Calling him all the way over from the First Army could only mean that the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning wanted to put him on the spot. Still, after seeing the wretched plight of the ordinary mortals along the way, and with his resolve already set... he hardly hesitated before telling the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning firmly, "Please speak, Martial Uncle Medicine Venerable. As long as it is within my ability, I will spare no effort to accomplish it."
The other elders were surprised to see the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning turn his spearhead on Li Xiaoya. They looked between the two of them in astonishment, but none offered any comment.
"It is very simple!" the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning said coldly. "If you want our Spring Returning Church to agree not to fight, you must promise me that, within your lifetime, you will help me restore the Spring Returning Church and reclaim Spring Renewal Valley!"
"Huh?" Not only Li Xiaoya but the other cultivators cried out in surprise. None had expected the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning to make such a demand of Li Xiaoya. For a moment, the elders all stared at the two of them in bewilderment. Even if he wanted to restore his church, surely that responsibility should not fall to Li Xiaoya? Could