Chapter 206

The Underworld Emperor had made up his mind.

"Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you, Meng Po."

"It would be best if we could get the Qinglong Society to act together!"

"This old body shall obey the Underworld Emperor's command!"

Meng Po nodded and bowed with a respectful expression.

And in the instant she lowered her head,

her originally cloudy old eyes suddenly flashed with a glint of sharpness and a cold smile.

By the time she rose, she had returned to normal.

At Zhu Youwei's wave, she slowly withdrew.

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Qidi, Phantom Sound Manor.

"Submit, or resist?"

Shui Yunji lay lazily on the bed, her willow brows slightly furrowed, her face full of indecision.

Compared to other ambitious sorts,

she actually did not care about power.

The reason she had formed Phantom Sound Manor

was only for her brother and to protect the people of Qidi.

Therefore,

upon hearing the Azure Dragon Order issued by the Qinglong Society,

she was the one least affected.

The only thing that left her tangled, hesitant, and indecisive

was still the people of Qidi.

Because the Qinglong Society's style of doing things—its iron-blooded methods—worried her.

She feared that if they submitted, the people of Qidi might not have an easy time of it.

But if they resisted,

there was no need to think to be sure—

win or lose, the people of Qidi would ultimately be caught up in it.

Even countless casualties!

That was something she could not accept!

After a long silence,

a glint of resolve flashed in Shui Yunji's eyes.

She let out a soft, drawn-out sigh.

'Forget it. If submitting is submitting, then so be it. I hope he treats the people of Qidi well.'

'Otherwise, even if this Emperor dies, I will absolutely not let him off easy!!'

Great Ming, Money Sect.

"Senior Wuming, tell me—is heaven really toying with us?"

"We've struggled half our lives, and only just now scraped together this little bit of foundation."

"And in the end, one word from them and we're supposed to submit."

"Sigh~ This Seat truly cannot accept it!!"

He took a hard swig of wine.

Shangguan Jinhong said, his face full of grievance.

Deep in his eyes burned unwillingness and helplessness.

"Nothing for it. The times are stronger than people."

Jing Senior Wuming replied, every word weighed like gold.

But if one looked closely,

one would surely find that his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

Think about it—

after all the effort of trading their lives for the foundation they had now,

and what happened?

One word from them, and they were supposed to submit.

For anyone, that was not so easy to accept!

Let alone for ambitious sorts like them!

Unfortunately,

beyond raging at their own helplessness,

facing a behemoth like the Qinglong Society,

they simply had no choice!

Helplessness, and nothing but helplessness.

"Forget it. As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood!"

"Submit then submit. So long as we're alive, we have a chance!!"

He shook his head.

Shangguan Jinhong said through gritted teeth.

As he spoke.

His old face was full of heartache.

Inside, it was as if his heart were bleeding and his flesh being carved away!

The same scene was unfolding at the sect headquarters across the Nine Provinces.

Among them.

Quite a few sects, fearing the terror of the Qinglong Society, had already chosen to submit.

But the vast majority of sects.

Were unwilling to submit.

On the surface, they pretended to consider it.

In secret, they had long since been furtively forming the Lianhejie Alliance.

Of course.

Apart from these two reactions.

The Great Sui's Pudu Cihang Jingzhai's move left countless people rather baffled.

Perhaps it was the return of the Heavenly Monk and Earthly Nun.

Coupled with the addition of Huineng and Shenxiu.

Faced with the Qinglong Token.

Cihang Jingzhai not only acted as if it were nothing.

But also, relying on the prestige accumulated over hundreds of years, called upon the Menpailian Alliance to resist.

It is no exaggeration to say.

Such a suicidal move truly dropped countless jaws.

But that said.

It was precisely this audacious move.

That actually rallied quite a few unwilling sects to join.

Making their lineup unprecedentedly powerful.

Apart from the Three Great Imperial Courts and the Qinglong Society.

They had become the most powerful force in the Nine Provinces.