Lin Changsheng's expression was extremely ugly.
Share the pressure?
Letting Nangong Lie join the alliance was clearly driving a nail into the Golden Scale Alliance!
But what could he say? The vote now stood at four to three. The other side had come prepared.
Seeing this, Wuchen smiled faintly. "It seems Vice Sect Leader Lin has no objection."
He turned to the others, his voice steady and forceful. "In that case, it is four to three. Heavenly South Rogue Cultivator City's admission to the alliance is approved in principle. We will discuss the specific terms at the next alliance council."
He looked at True Lord Dingxu and the others. "Fellow Daoists, do any of you object?"
True Lord Dingxu hurriedly said, "You have judged wisely, Buddha's Son! I have no objection."
Daoist Kumu stroked his beard and nodded. "As it should be."
Gu Yuanzi smiled but said nothing.
Yinji's expression remained unchanged. She appeared to have lost interest in speaking, as though she had suffered a great loss.
Lin Changsheng sat in his chair, looking at Wuchen, at True Lord Dingxu, at Daoist Kumu, at Gu Yuanzi, engraving their faces in his heart, one by one.
Good.
Very good.
Once Master emerges from seclusion, we will settle this score at our leisure.
Wuchen seemed not to notice Lin Changsheng's gaze. He returned to his seat and continued, "All right, the matter of Heavenly South Rogue Cultivator City is more or less settled. Now for the fourth matter-expansion into the Star Sea Region."
With a wave of his hand, the sea chart hovering in the hall enlarged again, focusing on the Star Sea Region.
His finger touched the area beyond the Star Sea Region's thirteen archipelagos and traced a great circle.
"Everyone, please look. In the Star Sea Region, along the