"Hahaha." The Golden Fur Immortal King laughed heartily. "You guessed wrong there, little girl."
Shi Zongze continued, "There's no harm in telling you. Your Southern Alliance's leader, Wu Yong, has already done business with us multiple times. He first purchased Ninth Transformation wind path immortal materials from us, and furthermore entrusted us with a Seventh Transformation Fan Wind Gu, having us refine it into an Eighth Transformation one."
"What?" The Chai Family Gu Immortals were shaken.
Bing Yuan smiled lightly. "Demonic Path, Righteous Path — what's the difference? If my master were to turn to the Righteous Path, who would dare not acknowledge it? In truth, it isn't just the Wu Family. The Western Desert's Fang Family has also entered into a secret alliance with us. Currently, the Fang Family is fully developing the Azure Ghost Desert, continuously providing my master with a massive supply of Soul Cores."
The Chai Family Gu Immortals stirred once more.
They had heard of the Western Desert's Fang Family and understood their recent activities. What shook them even more was that the Wu Family was secretly cooperating with Fang Yuan as well.
"How is that possible?" Chai Keqing suddenly cried out again. "Even when fabricating lies, you should make them more convincing. Lord Wu Yong is our Southern Alliance's leader — how could he possibly collude with you? Everyone, don't listen to the nonsense of these alien Gu Immortals. They think a few casual lies can fool us!"
But this time, the Chai Family immortals all remained silent.
Chai Keqing had only recently ascended to immortality. As someone who had gained her position through connections, she had talent and aptitude but had always been looked after by the elder Gu Immortals, and was not well-versed in the ways of the world.
Her understanding of the Gu Immortal world wasn't even as deep as Shang Xinci's.
Since the alien Gu Immortals had spoken these words, the Chai Family immortals believed they were most likely true!
Because these things only required some investigation to find traces of truth.
Since the alien Gu Immortals had spoken openly, they feared no investigation — they could even provide the most direct evidence.
Chai Keqing refused to believe Wu Yong would do such a thing, but the Chai Family immortals were all seasoned figures. Not long ago, the Chai Family had even secretly been in contact with Lu Weiyin's faction, keeping a back door open.
Bing Yuan continued, "My master has resolved to create a Heavenly Secret Realm — the Human Sea. I'm sure you all understand my master's temperament. Even if everyone in the world opposed him, he would still do it. He will never stop just because someone tries to block him!"
"You may also inquire about what happened not long ago in the Eastern Sea."
"We alien Gu Immortals went out in all directions, slaughtering humans on the various islands of the Eastern Sea, all to gather resources to complete the Human Sea."
"Did you see any of the Eastern Sea's Righteous Path superpowers stand out and openly resist?"
"Heh heh heh. The Righteous Qi Alliance has a Half-Sage such as Ancestor Qi Hai, yet even they turned a blind eye. What chance does your Southern Alliance have?"
The Chai Family immortals' resolve wavered violently, and they began transmitting messages to one another.
"The Eastern Sea Gu Immortal world truly experienced one tragedy after another."
"Indeed. These alien Gu Immortals are detestable, but what they say isn't without reason."
"The Eastern Sea's Righteous Qi Alliance has a Half-Sage like Ancestor Qi Hai, and even they backed down. What's more, our Southern Alliance has no such powerhouse."
"What's worse is that Wu Yong is secretly cooperating with Fang Yuan."
"Fang Yuan's influence is this formidable!"
"The enemy is strong and we are weak. We'd be better off preserving our strength for the future — that would be the wise course of action."
The Chai Family immortals bitterly discovered that they were no match for Fang Yuan — not even a match for the three Eighth Transformation aliens standing before them. What made them despair even more was that even if they resisted, the Southern Alliance likely couldn't offer them any meaningful protection. And even if it could, it probably wouldn't be enough.
On Chai Family's Renyan Mountain, there was a massive population of humans.
If a real fight broke out, these humans would be the Chai Family's weakness — they simply couldn't protect them all.
Historically, the Ba Family and the Xia Family had often used this against the Chai Family. Simply threatening Renyan Mountain was enough to give the Chai Family pause.
At this point in the negotiations, the entire Chai Family had already leaned toward cooperating with Fang Yuan.
There was no other choice.
The gap in strength was simply too vast!
Only one person remained. Chai Keqing opened her mouth. "Everyone, please hear me out—"
"Shut your mouth!" Chai Gan could endure no more. With a casual wave of his hand, he sealed Chai Keqing, rendering her completely immobile.
Chai Keqing's face was filled with shock — she had never imagined that their Supreme Grand Elder would do this!
This display also made the three alien immortals narrow their eyes slightly.
Before and after Chai Gan executed this move, there had been no detectable leakage of aura throughout the entire process.
Unable to sense any erupting aura, the three alien Gu Immortals had no way of determining what school of killing move this was.
The Chai Family was, after all, a superpower of the Southern Border — they still had their foundation.
With a cold expression, Chai Gan fixed his gaze on one of the Chai Family Gu Immortals. "Chai Duishan, keep your junior in line."
"Yes." Chai Duishan immediately walked to Chai Keqing's side and placed a hand on her shoulder.
In an instant, the seal on Chai Keqing was strengthened further.
Chai Keqing's mind reeled, her face filled with disbelief. She rolled her eyes toward the ancestor she had once revered so deeply, and soon her eyes reddened with tears.
Seeing this, the same thought simultaneously arose in the minds of the three alien Gu Immortals—
The matter was settled!