Chapter 794: Chapter 784: Enemies Gather

“Gentlemen, since the main force of the Red Fire Subdivision can cause significant damage to any of the three families at any time, and none of them are willing to be the scapegoat, why don’t we send a force to deal with the main force of the Red Fire Subdivision and eliminate the worries of the three families!”

With graceful ease, Liuu Qi spoke while fanning himself, but unexpectedly, Manchen, the Grand Leader of the Five Immortals Hall, spat, a thick phlegm shooting straight at Liuu Qi like a hidden weapon. If not for Liuu Qi’s quick reflex to block it with his folding fan, he would have had his face washed with phlegm.

Even so, the fan surface, woven with century-old ice silkworm thread, was punched through with a large hole by the phlegm.

“Grand Leader Mann, even though you are a leader, how can you insult people like this?” Liuu Qi’s eyes widened in anger.

Manchen nonchalantly took a sip of tea and gargled, “I’m not insulting you; it’s your so-called plan that’s unbearably atrocious! Everyone knows the idea of dealing with the Red Fire Subdivision’s main force!

But who will go? Who will selflessly volunteer?

Ask your Sky Horse Gang’s Mr. Xu if he’s willing to step up? If he is, I’ll apologize to you in front of all the leaders!”

On the Sky Horse Gang’s side, alliance leader Xu Yueshan’s expression slightly changed as he lowered his head to sip his tea, clearly unwilling to take the bait.

“Grand Leader Mann, I didn’t say Mr. Xu should do it!” Liuu Qi defended himself.

Upon hearing this, Manchen laughed, “Oh, if your boss isn’t doing it, are you suggesting that we should?”

Liuu Qi, irritated by Manchen’s constant provocations, stomped his foot angrily, “Grand Leader Mann, let me finish before you speak again. For every sentence I say, you find a flaw, making me doubt your intentions!”

“You Liuu, based on this statement alone, I ought to…”

“Hey, Brother Mann, let’s hear him out before discussing anything else!” The Brotherhood’s Sect Master, Yuen An, suddenly spoke. The Brotherhood held the greatest influence and speaking power, so when Yuen An spoke, even if Manchen wanted to find faults, he had to give some face.

“I thank Head Yuen!”

Bowing toward Yuen An, Liuu Qi cleared his throat, “As Grand Leader Mann said, none of our three factions are willing to face the main force of the Red Fire Subdivision alone.

But, while none of the three want to face them alone, together, the three can each send some forces to collectively deal with the Red Fire Subdivision’s main force!”

Manchen’s expression shifted, ready to express discontent, but Liuu Qi, being keen, quickly interjected, “There would definitely be issues with each faction sending forces, debates on who sends more or less, according to the usual practice of our Three Great Alliances, it would be unresolved.

However, this problem perfectly resolves the allocation of Red Fire Subdivision’s three defense areas!”

The Brotherhood’s Sect Master, Yuen An, finally perked up and looked at Liuu Qi, realizing that Liuu Qi’s words had touched on the real crux of the inability to collaborate among the three alliances.

Each faction cherishes its resources, wants to preserve strength, yet desires the largest share, unwilling to suffer losses.

“Speak!”

“It’s simple. The Three Great Alliances will form an allied army to deal with the main force of the Red Fire Subdivision. From each alliance, soldiers will be drafted to form the allied army, with the number voluntarily reported by the three grand leaders. At that time, the alliance that provides the most soldiers will receive first choice and can choose which defense area to attack first!

Similarly, the alliance that provides the second most soldiers can choose which area to attack second, and the one that provides the least will have what’s left to attack!”

With that, he suddenly closed the tattered fan and gave a confident salute to the four directions, “Leaders, this method of Liuu’s should be feasible, isn’t it?”

“Feasible, absolutely feasible! It’s such a fair and reasonable method, very feasible!” Yuen An got up, laughing heartily.

With the Brotherhood being the strongest, this method was most beneficial for the Brotherhood, so how could he not support it!

After thinking for a moment, the Sky Horse Gang alliance’s Grand Leader Xu Yue’an also rose to support the method. Not only was it the only current method to resolve the dispute, but under normal circumstances, the Sky Horse Gang could also obtain the second choice rights, which was sufficient.

The remaining matter was for the Five Immortals Hall alliance’s Grand Leader Manchen, who wore a sinister expression, to sit there without speaking for some time. This method was indeed fair, but for the weakest Five Immortals Hall, it was the least fair.

Predictably, the Five Immortals Hall alliance would absolutely have to pick from what’s left.

The Brotherhood’s Sect Master’s gaze turned to Manchen, “Grand Leader Mann, what’s your opinion?”

The Sky Horse Gang’s Grand Leader Xu Yue’an spitefully said, “Grand Leader Mann won’t dare to speak because he’s worried about being left with scraps, right?”

“Who said our Five Immortals Hall would be left with scraps, haha, this method is good, I support it too!” Manchen laughed sinisterly.

“Alright, since that’s the case, let’s discuss the specific implementation methods…”

Hidden beneath the ground, Ye Zhen broke out in a cold sweat.

Honestly, Liuu Qi’s strategy wasn’t very sophisticated. Anyone with a bit of intelligence could come up with it, but it successfully integrated the three great alliances, directly targeting the weaknesses of the Red Fire Division of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

If the three great alliances were to implement this plan, then the Red Fire Division might really be wiped out by them.

Even if it’s not completely wiped out, it will be struggling at best. At that point, whether it’s the Flying Tiger Hall, Longevity Sect, or Heavenly Net Sect, they can easily come out and pick the fruits. In the end, the winner will not be the three great alliances, but the Red Fire Division will be doomed!

“It seems I have to eliminate the hidden threat of the three great alliances in advance. Otherwise, as a newly appointed altar master, I won’t last long!” Ye Zhen’s expression turned extremely cold as he listened to their deliberations, while rapidly contemplating ways to deal with these three groups.

Their endless bickering finally let Ye Zhen witness the highest level of haggling and calculating.

The number of martial artists each faction provided started with the division between Vein Forging realm experts and Soul Sea realm experts, to the subdivision of cultivation levels among Vein Forging realm experts, continuing the dispute without end.

In the end, for the sake of so-called fairness, they even turned the cultivations of martial artists into points: Eighth Stage Vein Forging realm martial artist counts as eight thousand points, Seventh Stage counts as seven thousand, First Stage counts as one thousand, Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea realm counts as eight hundred, and so forth. Even Spiritual and Artifact items were given points. Lastly, they ranked based on the total points from the combined number of martial artists provided by each faction!

This level of nitpicking, Ye Zhen truly witnessed. No wonder the combined total strength of the three great alliances is twice that of the Red Fire Division and exceeds the Flying Tiger Hall’s strength by fifty percent, yet they still managed to be oppressed in Red Fire Martial City; there’s a reason for this.

However, the final result was quite unexpected.

The Brotherhood Alliance contributed the most, sending thirty-six Vein Forging realm martial artists and one hundred fifty Soul Sea realm martial artists, gaining the first choice privilege. Certainly, the Brotherhood chose the Spirit Crystal Vein Defense Zone, which had the least territory but the highest value.

The initially weakest Five Immortals Hall achieved second place, making the confident Sky Horse Gang, who expected to secure second, settle for leftovers, angering the gang leader Xu Yueshan who was itching to duel Manchen on the spot.

Ye Zhen didn’t care about all this anymore. What he cared about was the fact that these guys gathered a principal force of ninety-one Vein Forging realm martial artists and four hundred Soul Sea realm martial artists to besiege the Red Fire Division. In terms of combat power, it’s twice or nearly three times the current strength of the Red Fire Division.

If their plan is actually implemented, even with Ye Zhen and the little cat stationed at the Red Fire Division, it might still be in danger.

What’s more frustrating for Ye Zhen is that, after the selections were confirmed, their endless bickering continued.

The three grand leaders acted like street vendors in a market, fighting over every detail of the plan, preventing scenarios where some exert no effort, preserving strength, setting up enforcement teams, implementing punitive measures, etc., making Ye Zhen feel like vomiting.

Judging by the pace, it wouldn’t be resolved within a couple of hours.

So, Ye Zhen used Earth Escape to leave the Brotherhood’s assembly hall. Once far away, he emerged above ground and released the little cat, instructing it to keep watch from high above to see when they would finish their bickering, because only when they finish can Ye Zhen make his move.

As for himself, Ye Zhen again burrowed underground, heading towards the Longevity Sect’s base at Red Fire Martial City.

Previously, the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s Punishment Hall elder, Tus De, relied on the high-grade Spiritual Artifact, Black Demon Token, to contend head-on with an Establishment Realm King, even possessing the ability to slay an Establishment Realm King, intimidating all quarters.

However, with Tus De’s departure today, the factions that were previously suppressed by his presence at Red Fire Division were starting to become restless. Ye Zhen believed that since the alliance among the three halls would stir, surely the Longevity Sect and Heavenly Net Sect would act as well, making it the ideal time for reconnaissance.

Moreover, while the Sun and Moon Divine Sect could infiltrate and manage the loosely organized alliances of the three hall groups, it was difficult for them to penetrate and control the strictly governed Longevity Sect and Heavenly Net Sect.

Therefore, understanding the realities of the Longevity Sect and Heavenly Net Sect was even more crucial.

Ye Zhen’s luck was quite good. Once he arrived at the Longevity Sect’s base, he quickly found a rather secluded and securely guarded Silent Chamber.

Inside the Silent Chamber, five men and one woman sat cross-legged, each displaying solemn expressions, especially the man and woman Ye Zhen had never seen before, showing a look of deep-seated hatred.

Of the other four, one was relatively unfamiliar, but Ye Zhen had seen the rest.

Two wore the distinctive attire of the Longevity Sect, one of them being Pan Feng, one of the Eight Divine Generals of the Longevity Sect. Although he was only at the Sixth Stage of the Vein Forging realm, with the mid-grade Spirit Artifact, Primal Spirit God-Destroying Shuttle, his combat power could rival an Establishment Realm King.

The other was Ren Tiannan, ranking fifth among the Eight Divine Generals of the Longevity Sect still active, his cultivation reaching the Seventh Stage of the Vein Forging realm is not the main point; the key is that each of the Eight Divine Generals possesses a Spiritual Artifact for protection.

The top four guardian generals of the Longevity Sect are all Establishment Realm Kings who rarely appear. However, one of them was the leader of the surprise attack on Flying Tiger Hall eleven years ago, and his injuries reportedly remain unhealed to this day.

Ye Zhen also recognized the two from the Heavenly Net Sect: one was the chief disciple, Young Master Demon Sound Shang Lingqi, and the other was the third elder, Jih Xuan.

The middle-aged man among the two deeply enmity-driven individuals suddenly spoke, and as soon as he did, Ye Zhen was greatly surprised! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)