175: The purpose of the messenger

At this moment, Shi Potian's mind was racing.

Xun Xiuyuan continued, "If the Ghost Race truly sent a Heavenly God Realm envoy into Ghost Valley, then their target can only be two places."

"One is Defying Heaven Pavilion, and the other is the Beast Alliance."

"However, the Beast Alliance is currently engaged in a protracted war orchestrated by the Ghost Race. Therefore, the Heavenly God Realm envoy's target is most likely Defying Heaven Pavilion."

Shi Potian's small eyes narrowed. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "If what you say is true, then an alliance between Defying Heaven Pavilion and the Heavenly Palace is not impossible. It's just that I alone cannot make that decision."

Xun Xiuyuan asked, "What do you mean?"

"There are a total of nine elders in Defying Heaven Pavilion. I am on good terms with three of them. This means that if I propose an alliance, there would only be four votes in favor, which might not be enough to pass."

Shi Potian explained.

Xun Xiuyuan knew that Shi Potian was about to set conditions, so he immediately followed up, "How can we secure enough votes?"

Shi Potian smiled and said, "The core of Defying Heaven Pavilion, Defying Heaven City, is where the remaining five elders reside. Such a significant proposal must also be put to a vote there."

Shi Potian then continued, "These five people belong to two different factions. As long as we win over either one of them, we can control the voting power of the Elder Council."

At this point, Shi Potian stopped speaking, as if the specific details were for the Heavenly Palace to handle.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Then let us depart immediately for Defying Heaven City. After all, it's a win-win situation, and I believe the other senior elders will also agree."

After speaking, Xun Xiuyuan bid farewell to Shi Potian.

Wei Tieshan glanced at Shi Potian with a half-smile as he left.

In the void, Xun Xiuyuan said to Wei Tieshan, "Old Wei, do you think what Shi Potian said is credible?"

Wei Tieshan sneered, "If they weren't unsure of my strength, they would have made a move in the main hall just now."

Xun Xiuyuan was startled, "They?"

Wei Tieshan chuckled, "I'm talking about Shi Potian and the other three elders."

"Were they all in the main hall just now?" Xun Xiuyuan asked in disbelief.

Wei Tieshan said, "Not inside the main hall, but not far either. If Shi Potian gave a signal, they could probably arrive in an instant."

Xun Xiuyuan was a little puzzled, "But, an alliance, it shouldn't come to blows, right?"

Wei Tieshan said, "There must be other reasons. The outside world says Defying Heaven Pavilion is a solid block, but now it seems to be fragmented."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded, said nothing more, and continued on his way.

Ghost Valley.

Valley Master: Ghost Dragon, Heavenly God Realm peak.

At this moment, Ghost Dragon was sitting opposite an envoy from the Ghost Race, drinking tea and chatting.

Lan Yu, the Heavenly God Realm envoy from the Ghost Race, spoke, "The higher-ups sent me here. You should know what that means."

Ghost Dragon smiled indifferently, "What does it mean? I'm not quite sure. We both made great contributions on the Extraterritorial Battlefield back then. Yet, the death of a noble family's son led to my expulsion from the Ghost Race. Now that you want to integrate the Chaotic Realm, you remember me again?"

Lan Yu gave a helpless bitter smile, "The reason I'm here this time is precisely because of my old superior's arrangement. He was afraid that if others came, your temperament would get you into trouble."

When his old superior was mentioned, Ghost Dragon fell silent.

Ultimately, Ghost Dragon reluctantly compromised. His survival was solely due to his old superior's guarantee. If he were to go against Lan Yu now, he wouldn't be able to face his old superior.

Ghost Dragon said, "The internal situation of Ghost Valley is basically resolved. The Beast Alliance is in chaos, and when the great war ends, the problem shouldn't be too big. As for Defying Heaven Pavilion, I've already made arrangements. When the time comes, with an inside-outside attack, it won't be too difficult."

Lan Yu, however, shook his head, "My main objective in coming here is not the Beast Alliance and Defying Heaven Pavilion."

Ghost Dragon was immediately puzzled, "Then who is it? Is it my Ghost Valley?"

Lan Yu stopped beating around the bush and directly said, "It's the Cage Domain."

Ghost Dragon was stunned for a moment and then said, "That Cage Domain sealed by the Human Race? In the Chaotic Realm?"

Lan Yu nodded, "For some unknown reason, the Cage Domain, which should have been wandering in the void, actually appeared in the Chaotic Realm. It's truly troublesome."

Ghost Dragon digested Lan Yu's information and asked, "What do the higher-ups mean? Do they want me to eliminate the Cage Domain?"

Lan Yu nodded and said, "Gu Cangfeng of the Divine Martial Sect and Gui Ling, the princess of my Ghost Race, have become engaged, and the date of the wedding has already been set. If the two of them marry, then the Ghost Race will no longer have a reason to deal with the Cage Domain."

Ghost Dragon understood this sentence clearly. This marriage alliance between the Divine Martial Sect and the Ghost Race would greatly enhance the Divine Martial Sect's status among the Human Race.

At that time, given the relationship between the Divine Martial Sect and the Cage Domain, it was likely that no one would target the Cage Domain anymore.

However, Ghost Dragon was puzzled and asked, "Why target the Cage Domain? Since you're already going to marry into the Divine Martial Sect, why bother with all these things?"

Lan Yu said, "I don't know either. The orders I received are just this."

In fact, both of them probably knew the reason, but no one was willing to speak it out loud.

After all, the Ghost Race was not a monolithic entity either.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the enormous domain before him and turned to Wei Tieshan, "Is this the Defying Heaven City?"

Wei Tieshan was studying a map. After a while, he looked up at the domain before them and nodded, "It should be."

Xun Xiuyuan said, "Should we knock or sneak in?"

Wei Tieshan looked at Xun Xiuyuan and said, "You decide."

Xun Xiuyuan immediately took out two world-breaking talismans and said, "Let's sneak in."

Wei Tieshan also took a world-breaking talisman.

Subsequently, the two secretly smuggled themselves into Defying Heaven City.

Defying Heaven City, Defying Heaven City.

This was the headquarters of the entire Defying Heaven Pavilion. According to reports, apart from the four elders with Shi Potian, the remaining five elders all lived in Defying Heaven City.

Xun Xiuyuan and Wei Tieshan sat down in a restaurant, ordered some food, and were eating.

Xun Xiuyuan was talking to Wei Tieshan when suddenly Wei Tieshan gestured with a wave of his hand. Xun Xiuyuan immediately stopped speaking and looked at Wei Tieshan.

Wei Tieshan said nothing but closed his eyes, listening intently.

Just above them, on the third floor, in the private room directly overhead, two Quasi-God Realm youths were talking.

Although they had set up a restriction, Wei Tieshan heard everything clearly.

Initially, Wei Tieshan was just listening casually, until he later realized that these two might be useful.

He then signaled Xun Xiuyuan to go directly upstairs to the door of that private room.

He knocked, the door opened, and then the two entered.

Their movements were very smooth, as if old friends meeting.

Wei Tieshan transmitted a message to Xun Xiuyuan, "Use your Soul Secret Skill to control these two first. These two seem to be scouts from the Flowing Stone Domain."

At this moment, the two Quasi-God Realm individuals were restrained by Wei Tieshan using the power of heaven and earth. The two couldn't even shout, let alone self-destruct.

Xun Xiuyuan no longer hesitated and directly cast the Soul Control Technique, controlling the two.

Wei Tieshan directly asked, "Is what you two just said about Elder Lin colluding with Ghost Valley true?"

Elder Lin was one of the five great elders in Defying Heaven City.

The old ancestor of the Lin family, Lin Zhiyi.