495: cooperate

Although the Moyuan Sect, which was notorious among the human race, would have been a good candidate, they were abandoned due to the difficulty of cooperating with them.

In the end, the North Domain Star Palace under the Zhengyuan Sect was undoubtedly a very suitable choice.

Because in a sense, the Zhengyuan Sect was also an enemy of the North Domain Star Palace.

As the alien races expected, aside from a few minor setbacks at the very beginning, the subsequent proceedings went very smoothly.

After all, there were many benefits to be gained from cooperating with the alien races.

Sometimes, being a traitor to humanity, selling out the country, or selling out the human race, really wasn't that big of a deal.

Besides, it wasn't as if the ones being sold out would be finished just because they were sold out once.

If it were that easy, it would have been finished long ago.

These words spoke directly to the heart of Qin Lie.

Because deep down, he did not reject the idea of cooperating with the alien races; in fact, he had harbored such thoughts himself.

Otherwise, the subsequent conversations would never have happened, and the other party would never have had the chance to discuss cooperation in front of him.

However, if the alien side did not have a sufficient reason, he would not have agreed.

After all, the dignified Palace Master of the North Domain Star Palace was not that cheap.

He was not someone who could be summoned at will and easily persuaded.

The most weighty reason for this was Han Yan, the strongest existence in the Xichen Domain at the Immortal Law Realm First Transformation.

Strength was the key to persuading everything; no words could compare to even a fraction of its effect.

Qin Lie fought a battle with Han Yan, and both sides could barely be considered evenly matched.

But in reality, Qin Lie could feel that his opponent had not used his full strength; in a sense, he was going easy on him.

Perhaps out of consideration for him being a cooperation partner, he had given him some face.

Even so, he had been at a disadvantage, but it was not so unsightly.

Finally, given that one should try not to lose when facing the alien races—this was a racial stance that had to be maintained on the surface.

Otherwise, both openly and secretly, it would deal a certain blow to the reputation of the North Domain Star Palace.

Thus, Qin Lie used some means and arrangements to eventually defeat Han Yan.

In this way, both sides saved face: Qin Lie won, and Han Yan lost due to some unfair means.

This way, it looked good for both sides when spoken of.

After all, in the Xichen Domain, the human race was powerful, and for the alien races, winning was often not a good thing.

Sometimes, one even had to lose on purpose; this was called biding one's time.

Just like that, on the surface, the two sides had only fought a battle, and Qin Lie had even gained a reputation for resisting the alien races.

In secret, however, they had reached a very close cooperation, helping each other out.

Sometimes, the two sides would even hire killers from each other to eliminate dissidents within their own teams.

Dying at the hands of the alien races—no one could say anything about that kind of death.

Consequently, the cooperation between them became increasingly tight and seamless.

The cooperation between the two sides allowed the alien races to gain a large amount of benefits, and the North Domain Star Palace also gained a lot of benefits from it.

But this did not mean that the two sides were not wary of each other.

On the contrary, they were extremely wary of each other.

If the alien side had someone break through to the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation, they might not necessarily take action against Qin Lie.

But if Qin Lie broke through to the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation, he would definitely take action against the alien races.

Once one reached the pinnacle, almost no one would choose to keep those stains from the past.

Don't look at how good the relationship with the alien races is now; precisely because of that, this matter could be considered a huge stain.

If the relationship were not good, they might not be in such a hurry to take action at that time.

Hearing Han Tian talk about deepening the cooperation, Qin Lie smiled, "How do you intend to deepen the cooperation?"

Seeing that Qin Lie did not refuse and even appeared quite interested.

Han Tian knew that such old foxes were all like this; even if they were completely uninterested, regardless of whether they would agree or not, they would always put on an interested expression to hear the other person out.

Han Tian slowly said, "Don't you think that in this Xichen Domain, there are too many human forces?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lie suddenly exuded an incomparably fierce aura, pointing his spearhead directly at Han Tian, and shouted sternly,

"Discussing how to reduce the strength of the human race, or even harm our own kind in front of me—you really don't know what death is. Are you tired of living?"

In such a heavy atmosphere, with such tension, Han Tian, who was the target, did not change his expression in the slightest.

"Hahaha!"

He laughed three times. This scene was so similar to the first time they discussed cooperation.

What did Qin Lie say at that time?

"Hehe, you group of alien races actually dare to dream of discussing cooperation with me, and on such matters that betray the interests of the human race."

"Today, no matter what you say, don't even think about leaving this place."

Recalling Qin Lie's righteous indignation back then, Han Tian couldn't help but chuckle.

The so-called stern refusal was nothing more than him thinking the benefits were too few and not knowing how to make a move.

So in the end, didn't Qin Lie still agree to cooperate with them?

As the saying goes, if he didn't want to cooperate, he wouldn't have given the opportunity for cooperation in the first place.

If he were really that loyal to the human race, why didn't he kill him right away, or rather, why hasn't he taken action immediately now?

A person's bottom line will lower bit by bit. Over these many years, Qin Lie's view of the alien races had long since changed quietly.

If it were back then, if Han Tian had proposed this, Qin Lie would have 100% refused, because that would have made him a true traitor to humanity.

But now, over the years, he had been persuading himself, and in his heart, his standard for what constitutes a traitor to humanity had already been lowered again and again.

Even for Qin Lie, doing this could at most be barely called a traitor to humanity, and still one who was wavering.

The so-called wavering, isn't that exactly the room for negotiation?

As long as the benefits are sufficient, he certainly won't be wavering anymore.

Han Tian smiled and said, "Brother Qin, that is where you are wrong. How can doing this be considered betraying the human race? That is too grand a term."

"Not to mention just dealing with a few forces in the Xichen Domain, even if the entire Xichen Domain were gone, it would not cause the slightest impact on the human race."

"Even if a God were to die, I'm afraid it would be a painless loss, right?"

Looking at Han Tian's appearance, Qin Lie went along with it and said, "Oh, so that is what you mean..."

In fact, Qin Lie knew everything. After all, he was a powerhouse from the same era as Chang Qi; how could he be easily fooled?

What really moved him was the benefits.

After all, he was not the only top human force in the entire Xichen Domain.

If the benefits were truly great, even if it meant taking a risk, he shouldn't give this opportunity to other forces.

With the support of these benefits, the strength of his North Domain Star Palace had also increased very significantly.

For example, his eldest son successfully broke through to the Immortal Law Realm three million years ago with this help.

As for his second son, speaking of the second son, he was actually the one Qin Lie loved the most.

His talent was much better than the eldest son's, and his personality was also deeply loved by Qin Lie.

However, he died at the hands of Yuan Chen of the Zhengyuan Sect.