Return to Blue Star, Prepare for the Ceremony

The Mansion Master laughed. "Hahaha, those old geezers don't know how marvelous your secret technique is. How would they dare spend such a huge price to exchange for it? But it's fine. Once you become the Lord of the Ancient Domain, you can slowly earn back all the resources you spent in this battle."

Venerable Saint raised a brow. "Ahem, public matters are public matters, private matters are private matters. Even if you control the Ancient Domain, you can't embezzle public resources."

The Mansion Master glared at him in dissatisfaction. "That sounds nice coming from you. When you first took control of Martial Saint City, didn't you divert resources?"

"Kid Lin, don't listen to Venerable Saint. He only acts selfless in front of you. Behind the scenes, this old bastard has done plenty of embezzling."

Venerable Saint's expression darkened somewhat, but he did not refute it.

"What I mean is, even if you're going to take it, do it in secret. At the very least, don't let your subordinates resent you. The stability of the Ancient Domain outweighs everything."

"I understand," Lin Yi said. "Distribute the benefits evenly so everyone gains something."

After chatting with Lin Yi for a while, Venerable Saint and the Mansion Master turned serious again. "The few of us plan to leave early and head to the Far West Black Mist in five days. Whether we live or die, whether fortune or disaster awaits us, is impossible to know. Your prestige is sufficient now. It would be best to hold the ceremony before we leave. With the two of us there to support you, no one will dare cause trouble."

The ceremony Venerable Saint and the Mansion Master spoke of was the Lord of the Ancient Domain Ceremony.

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