Immortal Father
Chapter 440 - 440 158 Knocking and Knocking_2

440: Chapter 158 Knocking and Knocking_2 440: Chapter 158 Knocking and Knocking_2 Zhengtian Hall was arranged with a circle of more than a dozen old men and old women seated at its center, who all opened their eyes and looked over simultaneously.

“Oh, just focus on your cultivation, everyone, why stare at me?”

The elder Tianli straightened his belt and walked to his seat to sit down.

In the past, they would be in a semi-meditative state, with the combined Dao Realm of more than ten people constructing a meditative realm where they could entrust themselves and comprehend The Great Dao together.

If someone had matters to attend to, they would temporarily leave this meditative realm.

But now, from the Alliance Hierarch to the twelfth deputy, everyone was awake, so the meditative realm had also temporarily halted.

This situation was rarely seen in tens of thousands of years; every time all the leaders and deputies awoke simultaneously, it signified a significant use of military forces in the Western Continent, but today…

An old woman asked in a low voice, “Tianli, did His Majesty give any orders?

Instructions for us?”

“Nope,” the elder Tianli sat cross-legged, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth, “our cultivation is not enough to catch His Majesty’s eye, I was kneeling by His Majesty’s side the whole time, not daring to even lift my head.”

“We’re not asking about that; we want to kneel too, but His Majesty hasn’t summoned us!”

“You old rascal, don’t be so smug!

Look at him, his beard is practically flipping skyward!”

“Hahahaha!”

Elder Tianli laughed proudly, winking and gesticulating at a few of the old men and old women close to him.

The Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance, the only Taiyi among them, stroked his beard and chanted softly, “Has His Majesty given the order for us to advance on the Western Continent ahead of scheduled?”

“His Majesty did not even mention such matters,” elder Tianli lifted his little finger and picked his nose, “Let me tell you all plainly then, His Majesty went to Dong’an City to seek the Great Wealth Immortal and the nearly-Immortal of Enlightenment.”

The expressions of the elders changed, each looking somewhat sullen.

It made sense, given the many years they had served the Eastern Alliance so diligently and thoroughly.

Despite a few minor schemes, they were fundamentally loyal to His Majesty.

But unexpectedly, His Majesty had gone out of his way to meet that father and son without calling for them to give a few words of admonition.

The Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance spoke in a moderated voice, “There must be deep meaning to His Majesty’s actions.”

“Did you all not see the will of His Majesty?”

Elder Tianli said warmly:

“His Majesty gave the Wanyun Sect a plaque, which was a favor granted because of Li Ping’an’s face.

“At that time, His Majesty spoke alone with Li Ping’an for half an hour and probably gave him a token at the end.

“If I wasn’t sensing things wrong at that time, what he gave was the Xuanyuan Sword Command.”

“The Sword Command?”

“Once the Sword Command is issued, it can behead traitorous villains… what?”

An elder spoke out angrily, “What merits or abilities does that Li Ping’an have!”

“Merits or abilities?” elder Tianli sighed, “Frankly, I don’t quite understand either, but after some contemplation, I did think of some things, though these matters I dare not discuss with you all.”

“Tianli, we’ve been friends for nearly a hundred thousand years!”

“You’re being a bit unreasonable now, could we possibly leak such news?”

“Exactly, Tianli, stop playing coy and tell us quickly!”

“Hmm, cough!”

Elder Tianli cleared his throat and complained, “No one even offered a hundred-thousand-years-old Immortal wine or fine liquor to moisten the throat.”

“I knew it with you!”

The second deputy of the Eastern Alliance cursed and pulled a gourd from within his robe, reluctantly handing it over to Tianli with a pained expression.

Tianli snickered as he snatched the gourd and took a big gulp.

Afterward, Tianli turned towards two old women seated beside him and said softly:

“His Majesty actually heard an interesting assertion from Li Ping’an, which is that within the Eastern Alliance, there are three factions.

“The dominant Imperial Loyalists faction, the West Sect faction restrained by the Western Sect, and the Nuwa Palace faction.

“The Imperial Loyalists are simply devoted to His Majesty, the West Sect faction is more influenced by the second hierarch of the Western Sect, and the Nuwa Palace faction naturally has deeper ties with several maids from the Nuwa Palace.”

“Nonsense!”

An old woman frowned and said, “We are all loyal to His Majesty!

On what basis does Li Ping’an make such statements!”

“Don’t be hasty, everyone,” elder Tianli chuckled, “It was Li Ping’an and his father discussing such matters which were accidentally overheard by His Majesty.

I was taken aback too when I followed His Majesty and heard it.

His Majesty showed no change in expression, but I could feel that His Majesty’s Dao Charm became sharper.”

Among those present, six or seven could not help but frown.

The Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance stroked his beard and smiled, “Everyone need not worry, His Majesty won’t blame or take his anger out on us just because of a few words from Li Ping’an…

Tianli, did His Majesty say anything else?”

“His Majesty values the young daughter of the Li Mu family very much, none other than Ningning Mu of the Wanyun Sect, who is the daughter of an old acquaintance of His Majesty.”

Elder Tianli continued:

“Besides, we will have to station a few thousand soldiers outside the Wanyun Sect.

“His Majesty’s words were ‘carry on the past and forge ahead.’ As for the implied meaning, everyone can ponder it themselves.

Also, there’s the Forge-Heaven Gate, whoever controls that power should be chastised a little, to make them restrain themselves.

“Alliance Hierarch, if we proceed as we have planned, we’ll move westward once in the next three to five years.

In preparation for this, we still need to ready three hundred thousand magical artifacts and five hundred thousand sets of Treasured Armors.

Shall we entrust this task to the Wanyun Sect?”

The Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance inquired, “What say you all?”

All the elders and old women nodded simultaneously, none opposed.

The Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance declared with a smile, “If so, let’s let the Wanyun Sect handle it.

Additionally, we will need ten thousand sets of Immortal Treasures, let’s give three thousand sets to the Forge-Heaven Gate.”

Elder Tianli saluted and said, “Alliance Hierarch, you are wise indeed.”

The elder Alliance Hierarch seemed slightly embarrassed and sighed with laughter, “The main reason is that if the Wanyun Sect takes on the creation of these magical artifacts, we can save sixty percent of Spirit Stones.

Our Eastern Alliance can’t always be so extravagant, can we?

What do you say, everyone?”

The elders and old women spoke up one after another:

“Well said, Alliance Hierarch.”

“Are we only providing the Forge-Heaven Gate with three thousand sets of Immortal Treasures this time?”