"Interests?" When Xiao Hua heard that word, he suddenly burst out laughing. He had never taken the interests of the Three Great Continents seriously, so he had never considered matters from that angle. Yet those who constantly spoke of the people under heaven were precisely the ones who kept such interests tucked away in their hearts.
"Could it be..." Once Xiao Hua understood, righteous indignation rose within him. "You are gathered here in Lingyun Side Palace not to discuss plans for resisting the World-Ending Strange Insect, but to discuss how to carve up the interests?"
"Lightning Master Xiao, you are mistaken!" Dongfang Qionghao replied without the slightest embarrassment. "We are discussing how to resist the World-Ending Strange Insect, but at the same time... we are also dividing our spheres of influence!"
"Amitabha..." Rāgaratna Tathagata proclaimed the Buddha's name. "Was this matter not started by Guanyin Venerable?"
"Sigh, this Xiao understands now!" Xiao Hua nodded slightly. "Without dividing spheres of influence, how could one tell who was resisting the strange insects where? If you did not find suitable places for my Creation Sect disciples throughout the Three Great Continents and the Four Seas, how could you possibly feel at ease sending my Creation Sect disciples to resist the strange insects?"
"Exactly so!" The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon nodded as well. "That is why His Majesty the Immortal Emperor did not invite little Hongmeng into Lingyun Side Palace. He was not qualified!"
"Yes! And it was precisely because Ancestor Hongmeng saw through the true meaning of this Peach Blossom Banquet that he would rather cast aside his dignity and wait outside. He would rather reveal a portion of his forces in exchange for the qualification to enter!" Xiao Hua said, each word clearly enunciated. "Because today's Peach Blossom Banquet is a grand