Although everyone wanted the secret of the Seven Spirit Blades, there were still choices to be made. His own senior brother Dalhe had given up on it, for instance, though that also had to do with his agreement with the Taixuan Sect.
Deep down, Dalhe naturally wanted to join the struggle too, but the current circumstances left him no choice but to give up. By abandoning the struggle for the secret of the Seven Spirit Blades, he would have a good chance of restoring the Esoteric Sect's standing in Khitan.
He had thought that with his senior brother in Khitan, Ling Tianya would never dare leave. If he did, who in Khitan could possibly match his senior brother?
"He'll stop at nothing for the secret of the Seven Spirit Blades," Dalhe said coldly.
"Then should we take our troops back to Linhuang Prefecture immediately and force the emperor's hand?" Xiao Dalin asked, excitement showing on his face.
With Ling Tianya away from Khitan, it did not matter how powerful the Thousand Demons Sect was, because none of its other experts could match Dalhe.
Naturally, this was the time to hurry and unseat the current Khitan emperor, replacing him with someone of their own.
But Dalhe shook his head, rejecting Xiao Dalin's proposal. "There's no hurry. Ling Tianya won't be back so soon. Perhaps he'll never return at all. As long as we can invade Great Song this time, the ministers and factions at the Khitan court will probably lean toward us. We could force them to submit, but that would never be as reassuring as their willing submission."
"Over these years, under Ling Tianya's control, Khitan has greatly eased its offensive against Great Song. Quite a few Khitan generals who favor war are deeply dissatisfied. If we can break through