As Luo Chen’s face darkened, the temperature in the hall seed to drop drastically.
A heavy yet oppressive aura slowly spread out like a mountain, causing everyone to fall silent in fear.
Feeling this aura that seed like the wrath of heaven, people suddenly rembered that Luo Chen, who had been chatting warmly with everyone earlier, wasn’t just known in the Eastern Wasteland Immortal World as a gentleman of charity from the Alchemy Sect. He was also a killing star who had survived countless battles and was once hailed as the number one under the Divine Transformation, the Wuxiang Demon Luo!
Facing this aura, the Dong Yan Sect Elder’s expression changed drastically.
Even in his late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he felt extrely threatened.
Next to him, Lian Buwei and Shi Chuanting looked even worse, their faces deathly pale.
Especially Lian Buwei, who was the one questioning Luo Chen earlier.
However, as a Daoist Sect Master, he had the pride of being a Holy Land Sect disciple!
"Luo Chen, are you thinking of killing us to silence us?" Lian Buwei gritted his teeth and forced himself to speak, "Our deaths an little, but have you thought about how to deal with the wrath of the Tianyuan Daoist Sect?"
Luo Chen stared at him, his words like ice: "Are you accusing my sect of colluding with the Demon Clan?"
Lian Buwei rallied, "Yes, who doesn’t know about the mortal feud between the Qi Xia Emperor and our Daoist Sect? And now, you are signing a ceasefire treaty with the Demon Clan, isn’t that collusion?"
"Heh."
Luo Chen let out a cold laugh.
"The path of my sect’s rise is paved with the blood and bones of countless Demon Clan elites under my blade. How can you say such laughable words about collusion? Moreover, it’s your Tianyuan Daoist Sect that has a grudge against the Qi Xia Emperor, not the great sects of Eastern Wasteland!"
Lian Buwei’s eyes widened, "How do you explain the fall of the Dark Abyss Sect?"
Luo Chen replied calmly, "Dark Abyss is Dark Abyss, and it has little to do with us. Does anyone here wish to avenge the Dark Abyss Sect?"
As he said this, the Black Clothed Daoist’s gaze swept over those present, especially those sect experts who used to have ties with the Dark Abyss Sect.
"True Master Qingyun, does your Dieyun Sect wish to?"
The newly ascended Nascent Soul True Master Qingyun instinctively shook his head. In the eyes of outsiders, their Dieyun Sect might be a Holy Land affiliate, but in reality, they were just servants. Most of their top-grade wine brewed each year had to be offered to the Dark Abyss Sect, which was no great favor.
Luo Chen’s gaze shifted again to the spirited elder: "Or is it you, Dong Yan Sect Elder?"
The Dong Yan Sect Elder remained silent and finally shook his head slowly.
Lian Buwei glared at the Dong Yan Sect Elder fiercely and forced himself to say, "But a hundred and forty years ago, with Cangwu Mountain leading the demon forces, they marched into the Eastern Wasteland Immortal World. Although that war wasn’t large, the number of disciples from various sects in Eastern Wasteland who perished was not small!"
Luo Chen smiled.
"You and I both know the true cause of that battle. Had the Tianyuan Daoist Sect not taken over Eastern Wasteland and rekindled the flas of war, why would Cangwu Mountain have stirred again?"
Lian Buwei wanted to say more, but Luo Chen’s smile flashed and interrupted him.
"In the end, you just want to use our Eastern Wasteland sects as a vanguard to block Cangwu Mountain for you!"
"No matter how many people die or how many sect families are destroyed, you don’t really care. What you care about is the strategic significance of the Eastern Wasteland Immortal World as a buffer zone, and how our lives could buy ti for the Tianyuan Daoist Sect to recover its Yuan Qi."
"But why should we bear this burden?"
Lian Buwei’s lips quivered, his face pale, pointing at Luo Chen but unable to utter a single word.
The people present were thoughtful, clearly realizing that Luo Chen had seen through the intentions of the other party and even the Tianyuan Daoist Sect.
Fighting on behalf of others is indeed foolish.
Once they cald down, they naturally could recall the many benefits they could enjoy after the ceasefire.
As for the disadvantages, they are clear too, but they cannot expand new territories and obtain more resources. However, this downside is non-existent for now, and perhaps even within a thousand years.
After the Human and Demon War, the Eastern Wasteland, once considered "crowded," had beco spacious.
Even now, nearly ten cultivation domains of various sizes are vacant, with no Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect to take charge. The resources within are only cheap for rogue cultivators.
As for a thousand years later?
The ceasefire duration written in that scroll is only a thousand years!
A thousand years later, whether it will be war or peace, demon invasion or human expansion, that is for the future!
Suddenly.
The weathered voice of Tian Douzi slowly rang out.
"Alchemy Sect, does this treaty hold any authority?"
As Tian Douzi spoke, Luo Chen couldn’t help but relax a bit.
Back when he beca the Transmitting Truth Hall Master, the Qi Xia Emperor sent several generous gifts to him, among which was this drafted ceasefire treaty.
Back then, Luo Chen didn’t quite understand what their intention was, but after traveling through Eastern Wasteland once more, he understood.
After the battle in Zhongzhou, the Tianyuan Daoist Sect suffered significant losses, and the Qi Xia Emperor was similarly gravely injured.
Under such circumstances, Cangwu Mountain could not withstand much turmoil.
The first thing needed was to pacify the neighboring Eastern Wasteland Immortal World.
Thus, there was this ceasefire treaty.
At this mont, when Luo Chen discussed the ceasefire, personal motives took up a large part. To deal with the Tianyuan Daoist Sect, he needed to first resolve the rift between the Human and Demon Clans. But there was also a bit of public interest; the current Eastern Wasteland Immortal World could not withstand a war covering the entire continent.
"Naturally, it holds authority!"
Luo Chen explained patiently, "It bears the signature of the Qi Xia Emperor, representing the Cangwu Mountain forces. And now, Cangwu Mountain is the Holy Land of the Demon Clan in the Million Mountains, and no one dares to defy the Qi Xia Emperor’s orders."
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