Chapter 354: A Conversation about the Divine Wind Palace (1/2)
Chapter 354: A Conversation about the Divine Wind Palace
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”To cooperate with us Immortal Palace? Does he take us for fools? How can we ever work with these ruthless greedy guys?” White Tiger responded with a sneer, ”Old Caterpillar, you're old, but you're definitely not muddleheaded yet, so you won't agree to that, will you?”
”I agree with you, I'm old, but I'm not muddleheaded yet. I certainly will not agree with that so readily!”
”Will not agree with that so readily?” White Tiger frowned, ”What do you mean? Are you considering going to work with the Divine Wind Palace?”
”For some matters, you must look beyond the surface. Having lost face completely during the Taiyuan gathering, the Divine Wind Palace wants to get an ally as soon as possible. And the Immortal Palace is the first choice. If they team up with us, they will be able to stabilize the situation. And we will also benefit a lot, right?” Elder Qing looked at White Tiger with a smile.
White Tiger gave Elder Qing a look that seemed to suggest that he was dealing with an idiot. ”You want to attain profit through taking a risk? It doesn't work this way for the Divine Wind Palace!”
”How would you know if you don't even try?”
”You're out of mind! You're really old and muddle-headed!” White Tiger said, slowly drawing out each syllable, all the while staring at Elder Qing's face.
Elder Qing listened intently to White Tiger's curses with a smile, and finally laughed, ”Zhou Bao is the key. Now, to them, Zhou Bao is well-liked and they're longing for Zhou Bao to join them immediately. What's more, he belongs to the Central Mainland Region, which has immense strength and a highly placed position in the world. The Divine Wind Palace...”
”Okay, enough said. I know clearly how much weight that Zhou Bao carries. But we can't break the rules of the Immortal Palace which have been around for years for thousands of years just for him. Even if you agree, the other members of the Immortal Palace might not agree. I know you have the dictatorial right, but don't forget, the Immortal Palace is different from other influences. If the members are not united, it is worthless!”
”Elder Qing did not speak, but paced back and forth in the room. ”You're right. Without unity, the Immortal Palace is worthless. However, have you ever thought that if we don't cooperate with the Divine Wind Palace, they will seek the cooperation of other forces. Regardless of the Dragon Thunder Palace, if they were snubbed by us, the Divine Wind Palace will seek the cooperation of the Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple. If the Bigwheel Temple agrees, have you thought about the consequences?”
”The monks at the Bigwheel Temple won't be so foolish. They won't be as muddle-headed as you are!”
”If things are as you say, it doesn't matter!” Elder Qing shook his head, ”I'm afraid they're more muddle-headed than I am now!”
”Have you received any news?”
”Hump, coming back from Taiyuan Heaven, Happy Monk did not conduct a closed-door training straight away but led Taihai Sage Wen Yida to the Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple!” Elder Qing's eyes held a trace of sulkiness. ”They did it in secret, and I discovered it by accident. If the Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple is up to something, we're not going to take part in it!”
”Do you believe that those monks can make it?” White Tiger asked coldly, ”They're just a bunch of blockheads. The only thing they do is to practice their skills daily with no original thoughts of their own!”
”They're truly blockheads, but they have formidable powers which is worrying” Elder Qing sighed, ”The thing that the Divine Wind Palace needs isn't their intelligence but their power. They don't need to do outstanding things. The Divine Wind Palace will be doing that. You understand what I mean?”
White Tiger frowned slightly. He was not stupid and clearly understood the meaning of Elder Qing's words.
Rome was not built in one day. Similarly, the formidable power of the Divine Wind Palace did not come about overnight, but happened over tens of thousands of years. Its advantages were accumulated bit by bit. Now, its ingrained strength was a force to be reckoned with, so it would be exceedingly unwise for the Immortal Palace to fight against it alone.
There had been a combination of other influences who went against the Divine Wind Palace. But over the past thousands of years, the Divine Wind Palace had never gone beyond their boundaries and were very straightforward. Although they were still somewhat domineering and unreasonable, they were now much more easier to deal with than before. Otherwise, White Tiger would not have been able to initiate the situation in the Penglai Region. Besides, the Divine Wind Palace did not dictate orders to other influences unlike before, but only took care of their two regions. In this way, the pressure that had been imposed by the other influences had suddenly decreased.
Because of the decrease in pressure, the Immortal Palace, the Dragon Thunder Palace, the Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple and the Jade Pool, gradually became less united than they were before. To make matters worse, they often clashed over their own interests. As a result of this, their relationship began to deteriorate, and they were not united at all.
At first, it was barely noticeable. Now, thousands of years later, however, when they wanted to work together again, they were horrified to find that they were all reluctant to cooperate with their former allies. The Immortal Palace had become stronger due to their effective management among their sphere of influence. With the ebb and flow of these influences, the situation today was quite different.
”Alas, I know what you're thinking. But I don't agree to kowtow to the Divine Wind Palace. They're powerful, but we Immortal Palace are not weak. We can't beat them, but neither can they wipe us out. Moreover, their forbearance of thousands of years cannot be the same at this point in time. Strong as they are, they don't have the ability. After all we're not easily controlled. To cope with ever changing events by sticking to a fundamental principle. We don't have to be afraid of them!”
His words were harsh, but the initial sighing had already revealed his true feelings.