Wan Hai hung up the phone with Qing Xuan, his expression extremely grim. He had already discerned from Qing Xuan's words that Qing Xuan would no longer be the sect leader of Tianxuan Sect, and that Tianxuan Sect had truly disbanded and completely disappeared. This was not what he wanted to see. Unlike Qing Xuan, who had diligently studied the situation and benefits of the Blood Slaughter Sect while in the Real Illusion Realm, Wan Hai was different. While in the Real Illusion Realm, he had been trying to understand the strength of the Blood Slaughter Sect, wanting to know how much stronger they were than them.

After truly understanding the strength of the Blood Slaughter Sect, Wan Hai realized that the Blood Slaughter Sect was indeed much stronger than them, but they were not weak either. If all the forces in the Divine Kingdom could unite and form a large alliance, their influence in the Blood Slaughter Sect would be very significant. They could even challenge Wen Wenhai's authority. Of course, they would not dare to challenge Zhao Hai, because their lives depended on Zhao Hai. If they dared to challenge Zhao Hai, they would be courting death.

They cannot challenge Zhao Hai, but they can challenge Wen Wenhai. However, to challenge Wen Wenhai, they must have the power. Wan Hai's idea is that all the forces in the Divine Kingdom should unite to form an alliance. This alliance would be extremely powerful. Given more time to develop, they might be able to challenge Wen Wenhai.

With this in mind, Wan Hai called Qing Xuan. But Qing Xuan's words were like a bucket of cold water, poured directly on him, extinguishing the flame that had just risen in his heart.

Tianxuan Sect is the number one sect in the Divine Kingdom, with formidable strength. Even if Wan Hai doesn't want to admit it, he has to acknowledge that Tianxuan Sect is stronger than the Wan family. If Qingxuan agrees, it wouldn't be a problem for the two families to rally together, along with other sects and aristocratic families, to form an alliance. However, he might not be able to become the alliance leader then; the position of alliance leader would likely belong to Qingxuan.

But to his utter surprise, his plan was thwarted at the very first step, because Qingxuan quit and disbanded the Tianxuan Sect—something Wan Hai hadn't anticipated.

Wan Hai couldn't understand why Qing Xuan would do this. Why did he disband the Tianxuan Sect? Although the Tianxuan Sect had suffered great losses before, it still had many experts and elite disciples. If they united, they could definitely build a larger alliance. But now that the Tianxuan Sect was no longer involved, what should he do?
Wan Hai was extremely troubled. The Tianxuan Sect could disband, but the Wan family couldn't. The Tianxuan Sect was a sect composed of countless different people, so the Tianxuan Sect could disband, but how could the Wan family? The Wan family was a clan, and all its members were related by blood. The Tianxuan Sect could disband, but how could their clan disband? Did they have to drive everyone out of the clan? That was impossible!

It was precisely because of this idea that Wan Hai had a headache. He did not want the Wan family to disintegrate, so he wanted to unite with others to form an alliance to protect the Wan family and the others.

Thinking of this, Wan Hai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. No matter what, the Wan family had to be preserved; that was his bottom line.

Wan Hai spoke in his mind: "Help me contact Lu Zhengfang, the head of the Lu family."

This is a function of the Yantian Sphere that Wan Hai discovered. He doesn't need to know Lü Zhengfang's contact information; he only needs to give orders to the Yantian Sphere. This is what impressed Wan Hai the most. He really couldn't believe that there was such a magical thing in the world. Just this one point alone is something they can't compare to. Fortunately, he is now a member of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

The call was quickly connected, and Lü Zhengfang's projection appeared in front of Wan Hai. As soon as Wan Hai saw Lü Zhengfang, he bowed to him and said, "Patriarch Lü, I apologize for disturbing you."

Lu Zhengfang returned the greeting and then said, "Patriarch Wan, I really didn't expect you to call me. To be honest, this surprised me. How did you get my contact information?"

Wan Hai said in a deep voice, "I had Yan Tianqiu contact you directly, and Yan Tianqiu did just that. Patriarch Lü, I'm not here to talk about this matter. There's something else I need to discuss. What are your thoughts on the future developments?"

Lu Zhengfang was taken aback, then he frowned and said, "Thoughts? What thoughts? We're already members of the Blood Slaughter Sect. What thoughts could we possibly have? What, Patriarch Wan, do you have some ideas?"

Wan Hai looked at Lü Zhengfang and said in a deep voice, "Patriarch Lü, I don't believe you didn't receive Gongliang Juewen's notification. He said he would inform everyone and tell us not to form cliques. Didn't you know about this? What are your thoughts on this matter?"

Lu Zhengfang was taken aback by Wan Hai's words, then looked at Wan Hai and said, "Patriarch Wan, what do you mean? Our families are families, what is this about forming cliques? We're not forming a sect, so what's there to think about?"

Wan Hai looked at Lü Zhengfang and said, "Don't forget, our families don't just have members from our own families. What about those who depend on our families for survival?"

Lu Zhengfang was taken aback, then looked at Wan Hai and said, "What do you mean by that, Patriarch Wan? Does it mean that after we join the sect, we can no longer associate with those who depend on our family?"

Wan Hai said in a deep voice, "Travel is fine, but if you continue to control those people and command them like before, isn't that forming a clique?" Lü Zhengfang's expression turned somewhat grim. He looked at Wan Hai and said, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

Wan Hai looked at Lü Zhengfang and said, "If we want to form a small group, there are only two ways. First, we can keep only the people of our own family and abandon all the others who depend on our family, letting them make their own way. From then on, they will have nothing to do with us. Second, we can unite our families and turn the small group into a large group."

Lu Zhengfang was taken aback, then his expression changed. He looked at Wan Hai and said, "What do you mean? You think you can rebel?"

Wan Hai shook his head and looked calmly at Lü Zhengfang, saying, "Of course we won't rebel, but if we really form a small alliance, wouldn't our voice be stronger? If we can really have a say, wouldn't our family's life be easier?"

Lu Zhengfang's eyes lit up. He looked at Wan Hai and said, "That makes sense. What you said makes a lot of sense. But it's not enough to rely on just the two of us. I think it would be best to contact all the other families as well. Oh, and those sects too. If we can bring all those sects in, then our alliance will be more confident."

Wan Hai's face darkened, and he said, "Things are not that simple. I had discussed this with the people of Tianxuan Sect before, but I didn't expect that Sect Master Qingxuan would announce today that Tianxuan Sect has been disbanded and will no longer exist. Do you understand what that means?"

Lu Zhengfang's face immediately turned extremely ugly. He said in a deep voice, "I had heard about this before. I thought they were just spreading rumors. I didn't expect it to be true. It really was said by the Qingxuan Sect Master?"

Wan Hai nodded and said, "It's true. I asked the Qingxuan Sect and even told them about our desire to form an alliance, but they didn't agree."

Upon hearing Wan Hai's words, Lü Zhengfang's expression turned extremely grim. He said in a deep voice, "What is the Tianxuan Sect trying to do? Are they really willing to completely disband?"

Wan Hai shook his head, then said in a deep voice, "I don't know what Tianxuan Sect wants to do, but now that they've disbanded all the people in Tianxuan Sect, it will be easy for them to gather those people together in the future."

Lu Zhengfang said in a deep voice, "What about the other sects? Do they share the same idea as the Tianxuan Sect?"

Wan Hai shook his head and said, "I don't know. I haven't contacted any other sects. I only just realized this now. Our family and sects are different. People in sects are just a group of people gathered together. They don't have any blood ties. Even if there is a master-disciple relationship, they only need to take care of their own disciples. They can completely ignore the ordinary disciples in the sects. They are different from us."

Lu Zhengfang was taken aback, but then he immediately understood Wan Hai's meaning. He looked at Wan Fa and asked, "So what do you mean?"

Wan Hai said in a deep voice, "Let's contact those families first. Their situation should be similar to ours. We'll contact those families and form an alliance first. Then we'll see what the sects choose. If all those sects have disbanded, then we won't contact them anymore. If some sects haven't disbanded, then we'll contact them again. It's best for us people from the Divine Kingdom to stick together. Only in this way will we have the qualifications to negotiate with the sects. What do you think?"

After listening to Wan Hai's words, Lü Zhengfang said in a deep voice, "That makes sense. We don't need to negotiate with the sect. There's no need for that. But it would be nice if the sect could give us some preferential treatment. After all, we've already joined the sect, and we joined voluntarily. We didn't cause the sect to waste a single soldier. It's only right that the sect should give us some preferential treatment."

Wan Hai nodded and then said, "You're right. In that case, let's split up and contact the other families to see what they have to say. If they agree, that would be great. If they don't agree, we shouldn't force them. We'll only contact those who are willing to form an alliance. Even if we get them to join, they might withdraw later. If they do withdraw later, it will only make things more complicated."

Lü Zhengfang nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll split up and contact them separately to see what the other families say." Wan Hai nodded, and the two then made some further arrangements, agreeing to contact each other again that evening. Afterward, they went their separate ways to contact the other families. (End of Chapter)

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