Chapter 1103: Relieved
As Fang Ge had expected, when he mentioned his plan to continue the war in the celebratory atmosphere of the Council of Elders the next day, the elders were visibly reluctant.
After the Shenghai Palace was laid, many people were already satisfied.
Now all they were busy with was counting the spoils of war, rewarding meritorious disciples, and how to receive city slaves in the territory of the Holy Sea Palace.
Of course, there is also how to co-opt those monks and low-level monks who surrender within the boundaries of the Holy Sea Palace.
Compared with the large-scale national war in the Cangluo Continent, the cost of this kind of sect war in the Xuanluo Continent is actually not too big. No damage was done to the cities outside the sect, nor did they requisition any people and grain and grass.
Most of what they paid was the lives of the masters and some spirit stones. But what they have gained is a large piece of land that is almost intact.
Compared with such efforts and gains, it seems that such a war is very worth fighting.
But there is one thing that cannot be ignored, compared with the emperors and ministers in Cangluo Continent who are ambitious, but at the same time do not need to appear on the front line, and only need to sit in the court, the elders of these sects in Xuanluo Continent have to go to the battlefield in person.
They are not only the helmsmen of a force, but also the pinnacle of this force. The cost of this war is not large, but it is almost all on their own.
All the sons and heirs of their disciples could die in this war, and of course, even they themselves could die in battle.
It is precisely for this reason that although there are frictions and conflicts between the various sects in the Xuanluo Continent, they are often limited to lower-level disciples, and the high-level of each sect is actually restraining each other.
A major war like this one is extremely rare, and it may not happen once in a hundred years. And after this great war, it is only natural that the elders will become war-weary.
After Fang Ge's proposal came out, he was unable to get a response.
The faces of the elders were different, or they closed their eyes to recuperate, or frowned and pondered, or they were meaningful, and for a while, the great hall of deliberation was silent.
In order to persuade these elders, Fang Ge spared no effort.
"This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The Taiyu Sword Sect has been beaten by the Feather Slashing Sect, and at this time, we suddenly join, we can completely crush the Teather Feather Sword Sect! Once we miss this opportunity, when the Taiyu Sword Sect and the Feather Slashing Sect have decided the winner, there will be nothing to do with us!"
Great Elder Yun Zhen said lightly: "The Taiyu Sword Sect and we don't have much to do, and intervening in this war will probably attract criticism. ”
Fang Ge said with an incredulous expression: "The benefits in hand are serious, once the Taiyu Sword Sect is destroyed, the entire southern part of the Xuanluo Continent can be said to be the dominant family of our Jiawang Palace!
The Third Elder Yun Ji sneered, "What about the Feather Slashing Sect, they will become our new enemies when the time comes. ”
"The most important thing is that Lord Jiawang and the Sea Emperor need to retreat and recuperate for a long time after the first battle, who will be the Sword Venerable to deal with it?" Even the Second Elder Yun Jian frowned.
The battle between Yin Li and Jianzun has not been reported, and no one has known that Jianzun was also injured.
At the mention of this, all the elders immediately discussed, obviously the Saint Realm master was a sword hanging above their heads, if this threat could not be solved, they would not dare to act rashly.
Fang Ge had obviously thought about this, although he also didn't know that the battle was happening.
"To be honest, the Feather Slashing Sect and the Taiyu Sword Sect have been fighting to this day, and the Sword Venerable should have appeared a long time ago, ......isn't it?
Yun Zhen shrunk the corners of his eyes: "What speculation?"
Fang Ge gritted his teeth and smiled: "Jian Zun also had an accident!"
"What?" the elders looked at him inexplicably, as if they were looking at a madman.
Something happened to the Saint Realm master, what a big deal is this? I am afraid that the only person who can make the Saint Realm master have an accident is a master of the same level. Any battle between them would be earth-shattering, and they found it incredible.
"Who can hurt Sword Venerable? Do you want to tell me that the Feather Slashing Sect also has a Saint Realm master behind him?" Yun Ji smiled mockingly, as if this was the only way to calm the shock caused by the news.
"I don't know who could hurt him, but all the signs prove it. In the late stage of the Seven Great Heavenly Realms of the Taiyu Sword Sect, three had already been killed in battle, and of the more than eighty Heavenly Realm masters, there were now only more than fifty left. I'm afraid that no sect can accept such a battle loss, but several leaders of the Feather Cutting Sect are still alive and well.
If Jian Zun didn't have an accident, then why didn't he show up? At this juncture, he didn't come forward, I can only say that he either had an accident, or even if he didn't have an accident, there was no need to be afraid of him, which showed that he was indifferent to the life or death of the Taiyu Sword Sect. ”
After Fang Ge's inference was spoken, all the elders in the hall looked at each other, and for a while they could no longer find any reason to refute.
He was right, Jian Zun had not appeared yet, and it was almost proven that he would not appear again.
Such a risk is already worth taking.
With the Feather Slashing Faction in front, this battle was actually not very dangerous for them, at least it was far less than the battle against the Holy Sea Palace.
The key is to see what they get. Yun Ji has a sentence that is not wrong, after defeating the Taiyu Sword Faction, there is also the Feather Cutting Faction.
When the time comes, they may well become new enemies.
And even if it is not an enemy, how will the results be divided at that time?
"It was Ban Mo who asked you to propose to attack the Taiyu Sword Sect, right?" Yun Ji is obviously the person who rejects Lianshan the most here, after all, he and Lianshan have a direct hatred, and he personally chased and killed Lianshan at the beginning.
"Don't think I don't know, Ban Mo and Ah Li are basically in the same group! He wants to let the Jiawang Palace work for the Feather Cutting Faction, no wonder he will join the Jiawang Palace, it turns out that he is planning this way! He joined the Jiawang Palace on the surface, but secretly he is still a member of the Feather Cutting Faction! This kind of person is not the same heart as us at all!"
He was reminding the elders that this alliance was far from being as simple as it seemed, and that there was a conspiracy behind it.
Of course, he could see that as Banmo saved more and more people in the previous war, his image in the minds of these elders was getting better and better.
Of the more than sixty elders present, almost all of them had descendants and disciples who had been saved by him, even including his Yunji disciples.
And some people also directly received his life-saving grace, such as Yun Xuan Yunchi and others......
These people knew that Banmo's purpose in joining the palace of King Ka was not pure, but they still couldn't help but accept it. This made Yunji very worried, he didn't want to see Banmo really being treated as his own.
He wanted to wake them up so that they would no longer be deceived by the little favor of Banmo.
It's just that this time he miscalculated.
When his words fell, instead of echoing the condemnation, the elders in the hall furrowed their brows one by one.
"What if...... This is the purpose of Banmo's joining the palace of the king, and it is not unacceptable. It was Yun Xuan who was the first to speak.
And Yun Chi immediately smiled and nodded: "That's right, if this is his purpose, then it will make the old man breathe a sigh of relief." ”
Eleventh Elder Yun Gao stroked his black beard and said with a smile: "Ban Mo has different intentions, and we already know this. To be honest, he saved Hongkai, and I have always had mixed feelings. I'm afraid that he is pregnant with some ulterior conspiracy, if it is just to cooperate with the Feather Slaying Faction, then I really have to thank him. ”
Eighth Elder Yun Tong said with a solemn expression: "It is a good thing to join forces with the Feather Slashing Sect, and if Ban Mo is not threaded through it, it will be difficult for us to intervene and get benefits." ”
Second Elder Yun Jian frowned: "The key is how to talk about this cooperation? If we want to contribute, then we have to pay a sufficient price." We can't do it for nothing because of Banmo. ”
The entire hall was filled with similar discussions, and Yun Ji looked at everyone with a stunned face, and at this moment, he seemed to be suddenly isolated.
No one seemed to want to have trouble with Banmo anymore except him.
After he pointed out Banmo's intentions, instead of making them ostracize Banmo, he dispelled the vigilance of many people.
In their opinion, if Banmo had done so much just to help the Feather Slashing Sect, it would be nothing at all.
He has helped the Jiawang Palace enough, not everyone here intends to repay this favor, but defeating the Taiyu Sword Sect is a matter that does not require much effort, and at the same time can get benefits.
It seemed that they had no reason to refuse the offer.
"Don't forget, we used him in the first place, and it is impossible for him not to take revenge on us! The purpose behind him must also be to use us!" He didn't want these people to continue to be 'deceived' like this, these people were so shrewd in their usual days, why did they suddenly become so blind now?
His words were not answered, and the elders just watched him silently.
"The use is mutual, when he joined the Jiawang Palace, Ah Li was still lingering in Lingque Mountain. At that time, he didn't expect the Feather Slashing Sect to have today. At that time, what he wanted was really just a whim. But today, to be honest, we've taken advantage of it......"
Second Elder Yun Jian's words seemed to represent the thoughts of many elders, and everyone in the hall nodded for a while.
That's right, if it had been at the beginning, Banmo's plan would definitely not have been accepted by everyone. At that time, the Feather Slaying Sect did not exist, and no one thought that they would survive at that time.
At that time, it was impossible to want the King of Ka to intervene in that war.
But now, it's different. If it was help and rescue at that time, now it can only be regarded as joining forces and cooperating.
It's much less difficult than it used to be, and the price they have to pay is much smaller.
Many elders even suddenly realized, no wonder Ban Mo would work so the front battlefield, he was just for the King of the Armor Palace to end the war with the Holy Sea Palace as soon as possible, so that he could take time out to help the Feather Slaying Sect?
"I will go and ask the hall master for his will before making a decision!" Great Elder Yun Zhen's last words made Yun Ji completely silent.
It is true that such a major event cannot bypass King Jia, but the meaning of the Great Elder himself has been fully revealed.
He was also said to be moved, and he was finally moved by the great benefits of defeating the Taiyu Sword Sect.