So what if we get marginalized?

Is his Hidden Dragon Sect really going to be unable to survive without the Hundred Sects Alliance?

In a lakeside courtyard at the back mountain of Hidden Dragon Sect, Bainian Hanshan was drinking freely with a few Elders of Hidden Dragon Sect as the breeze blew past.

As they chatted, the topic shifted to the Immortal Sect.

"I wonder how that big war is going now?"

"I heard the Sanren Post has been constantly taking over the Hundred Sects Alliance's territory, the Hundred Sects Alliance is in total disarray. But it seems the Hundred Sects Alliance has latched onto some big force from outside Heaven and Earth Lake, they're probably preparing to counterattack."

A few Elders talked about what had happened a dozen days ago, their feelings rather complicated.

Heaven and Earth Lake is a mess right now.

So messy it gives them a headache.

Bainian Hanshan drained his cup in one go, then said, "This is going to be a long war, it might drag on for hundreds of years. The Sanren Post has the Immortal Sect backing them, but even so they still can't wipe out the Hundred Sects Alliance in a short time; the Hundred Sects Alliance may be at a disadvantage, but they have forces outside Heaven and Earth Lake supporting them. All we need to do is get ready to weather this chaotic age."

In Bainian Hanshan's view, this was only the beginning.

The true age of chaos hadn't arrived yet.

But it was close.

As time went on, all of Heaven and Earth Lake would be engulfed in the flames of war.

If they wanted to end this war, one side had to collapse first.

Just as the Elders were about to respond, a streak of white light descended from the sky.

It drew everyone's gaze over.

Then they saw someone walk out of that white light, his physical body hovering in the air.

"An Earth Unrestricted Expert!"

"It's actually an Earth Unrestricted Expert!"

The few Elders of Hidden Dragon Sect were shocked.

Bainian Hanshan was also a bit surprised and flustered.

After all, this was a legendary Earth Unrestricted Expert.

But after seeing what the man was wearing, Bainian Hanshan laughed.

Immortal Clear Wind Robe!

From the Immortal Sect!

"Where is Bainian Hanshan?" The newcomer was exactly Chen Xie!

Chen Xie's shout shook the whole Hidden Dragon Sect.

Countless people looked up at the sky, all shocked.

Bainian Hanshan hurriedly raised his voice to answer, "This junior Bainian Hanshan greets Senior from the Immortal Sect!"

Following the sound, Chen Xie flew to the back mountain and said politely, "You're Bainian Xiang's father?"

"Senior can just call me Hanshan. How should I address Senior?"

Bainian Hanshan replied with a smile.

Once again he felt that having given birth to Bainian Xiang was something to be proud of.

So what if it's someone from a legend?

He knows my daughter!

Chen Xie smiled and said, "Chen Xie… Come take a trip with me, the Sect Leader is waiting for you."

"Then this junior will set out at once."

Hearing that Wenping was waiting for him, Bainian Hanshan hurriedly put down his cup.

He was just about to bring out Wing Race mounts, when another streak of white light dropped straight down.

Boom—

The white light fell, and Bainian Hanshan and Chen Xie disappeared at the same time.

Leaving the few baffled Elders of Hidden Dragon Sect staring at each other.

When the white light landed again, it was in Vast City.

Boom—

The white light hit the ground, and Chen Xie walked out with Bainian Hanshan.

Just as Bainian Hanshan was full of confusion, Chen Xie walked into the great hall, saying as he went, "Sect Leader, Sect Leader Hanshan has arrived."

Out of the blue.

Wenping's voice rang out again.

"The third Vice Alliance Leader will be Bainian Hanshan."

As soon as they heard it was Bainian Hanshan, many people actually let out a sigh of relief.

There was finally someone who was one of their own.

Those who were close with Bainian Hanshan were even more overjoyed.

Seeing the expressions of the people from the Hundred Sects Alliance, Wenping immediately understood that he had picked the right person in Bainian Hanshan!

Standing to the side, Chen Xie was also quite surprised.

On the way here he had thought it over carefully—was the Sect Leader really going to use someone from the Hundred Sects Alliance?

Wouldn't that be inviting a wolf into the house?

Now it seemed, the Sect Leader's move was truly brilliant.

By using just one Bainian Hanshan, he had shattered the last layer of defense in the hearts of the people from the Hundred Sects Alliance.

When they heard the third Vice Alliance Leader was Bainian Hanshan, they all felt at ease!

The Sect Leader hadn't just taken control of their bodies, he had taken their hearts as well!

Brilliant!

Truly brilliant!

As for Bainian Hanshan at this moment, he was completely dumbfounded.

Before he'd even figured out where he was, he saw hundreds of people staring at him.

And they were all familiar faces.

Bainian Hanshan looked around again, and suddenly understood.

This was Vast City!

The main headquarters of the Hundred Sects Alliance!

"Not even ten breaths, and we're already here." Bainian Hanshan sighed, then his gaze fell on Chen Xie.

Chen Xie stepped into Vast City.

Openly standing at the top of the grand hall.

The war ended this fast?

How long had they even been fighting?

With no time to think further, Bainian Hanshan hurriedly quickened his pace into the grand hall, and under the smiling welcome of the Hundred Sects Alliance crowd, bowed to Chen Xie.

"Greetings, Sect Leader Chen!"

After bowing, he was even more confused.

Why were these people from the Hundred Sects Alliance all so happy?

Is losing a war something to be happy about?

Are their brains broken?

Chen Xie smiled. "Sect Leader Hanshan, how have you been lately?"

"Thanks to Sect Leader Chen's blessing, everything's been very good."

Bainian Hanshan hurriedly replied, and when his gaze swept over the people of the Hundred Sects Alliance, he grew even more depressed.

This group was still laughing.

Really sick in the head?

"Find a day to come sit for a while at my Yunlan Mountain."

Chen Xie didn't keep up the small talk.

The topic returned to the main track.

"The first Alliance Leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance will be Huaikong, with Vice Alliance Leaders Chen Xie, Pei Wu, and Bainian Hanshan. However, I'll state one thing here: the Heaven and Earth Alliance may have been created by me, but it does not belong to the Immortal Sect. I don't have many demands of you, only three. First, it is strictly forbidden to privately collude with any influence outside Heaven and Earth Lake. Whoever violates this will be hunted to extinction."

Heaven and Earth Lake, when all was said and done, was his own starting place.

Without his permission, Chen Xie would not allow any external power to get its fingers in.

"Second, I don't expect you to erase grudges built up over hundreds of years in a short time, but without the permission of the Immortal Sect, no influence is allowed to start any large-scale war. With external enemies in front of us, my Immortal Sect doesn't expect you to help guard this land of Heaven and Earth Lake, but no one is allowed to cause this Sect Leader trouble! Understood?"

When Chen Xie finished speaking, he swept his gaze around.

Relying on just a few words from him to dissolve the centuries-old enmity between the Drifter's Post and the Hundred Sects Alliance was obviously impossible.

Many people bore deep blood feuds that could only be dissolved with one side's death.

But Chen Xie had no intention of erasing those things.

What Chen Xie wanted was merely stability in the current overall situation.

With Chen Xie's order, Pei Wu nodded without any objection and responded, "Before the external enemies are eradicated, I, Pei Wu, guarantee to Sect Leader Chen that there will be no more wars!"

The Drifter's Post side echoed in succession.

The people of the Hundred Sects Alliance looked toward Bainian Hanshan.

As a Vice Alliance Leader, Bainian Hanshan was now their pillar.

Bainian Hanshan was still utterly confused, but he still followed along with Pei Wu's words.

"The Hidden Dragon Sect also guarantees it!"

As his words fell, the other Four-star Giant Influences spoke up one after another.

And they spontaneously moved to stand behind Bainian Hanshan.

After noticing this, Bainian Hanshan slowly understood a few things.

The first thing he understood was— the war had really ended.

The Drifter's Post and the Hundred Sects Alliance had directly merged into the Heaven and Earth Alliance under the Immortal Sect's order.

He had become one of the three Vice Alliance Leaders of the Heaven and Earth Alliance!

Realizing this, Bainian Hanshan was both reverent and fearful; seeing the various influences of the Hundred Sects Alliance gathering toward him, his heart was incomparably overjoyed.

He had never imagined he would see a day like this!

Once he saw everyone nodding, Chen Xie stated his final demand.

"Third, all Four-star Giant Influences of the Hundred Sects Alliance that participated in the crusade against the Immortal Sect must hand over fifty thousand White Crystals and five Profound Level or higher Cultivation Techniques and Vein Techniques to the Heaven and Earth Alliance. The other Four-star Influences must hand over twenty thousand White Crystals and one Profound Level Cultivation Technique or Vein Technique to fill the Heaven and Earth Alliance Treasure Vault! The seven Silver Chiefs currently in office are to sever both arms themselves, and their Meridian Gate is to be sealed for a hundred years. Do any of you have objections?"

Chen Xie naturally could not possibly let off lightly those influences that had joined the crusade against the Immortal Sect.

Even less could he let off these seven Silver Level Chiefs that had been promoted by the Shrouding Heaven Tower.

Killing them was too easy.

Chen Xie needed them alive—alive and wishing for death—to serve as a warning to everyone.

This was the outcome of colluding with the Shrouding Heaven Tower!

When Chen Xie finished speaking, the faces on the Hundred Sects Alliance's side all changed.

When those Four-star Giant Influences heard they had to hand over fifty thousand White Crystals and five Profound Level Cultivation Techniques and Vein Techniques, they felt more or less a bit of heartache.

But when they heard that the seven Silver Level Chiefs had to sever both arms and have their Meridian Gate sealed for a hundred years—

The little bit of heartache they'd just had vanished without a trace.

Compared to losing both arms and having the Meridian Gate sealed for a century, paying some price to the Heaven and Earth Alliance was still acceptable.

After all, they had lost.

Being alive was already quite good.

The seven Silver Level Chiefs' faces were ashen at this moment; they wanted to beg for mercy, but Huaikong had already walked over slowly.

Four veins opened at once!

The might of an Earth Unrestricted Expert swept out, covering the sky and earth.

Its pressure crushed the seven whose only realm was the Upper Realm of Mountain Suppression so hard they could hardly breathe.

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