When Taoist Master Fierce Tiger heard Zhao Hai's words, he couldn't help but stop. Then, he glanced at Zhao Hai and said in a deep voice, "Then what do you mean? Do you think we'll let you go just because of what you said? Aren't you too naive? "
Zhao Hai smiled slightly, then said, "This time, I'm here to discuss the matter of peace with Taoist Master Fierce Tiger. Isn't it to solve this problem? Taoist Master Fierce Tiger, you know that the people of the Seventy-two Islands of the Southern Sea don't want to pay any price. They even want us to work for them. Perhaps in their eyes, we already have an irreconcilable grudge against each other, so we naturally have to fight to the death. However, Taoist Master Fierce Tiger, please calm down and think about it. Is there really any grudge between us? Yes, there was hatred after this war, but was it before this war? Is there any grudge between us? "
Taoist Master Fierce Tiger looked at Zhao Hai and sneered, "How is there no grudge between us? If there isn't any grudge between us, why would you want to get rid of us?"
"This is very normal. Does Taoist Master Fierce Tiger and your Black Heaven Sect want people to order you around every day? You definitely don't want to, and we don't want to either. It's because of this that we did what we did. However, your attitude at that time was completely different from the Seventy-two Islands of the Southern Sea. They didn't say anything and attacked us immediately. However, the Seventy-two Islands of the Southern Sea didn't do that. They wanted us to be independent. With such an attitude, it naturally determined that we have a different attitude towards both of you. We will first run over to the Seventy-two Islands of the Southern Sea to discuss cooperation, but with you, we can only fight with our weapons. This matter doesn't seem to be our fault. "
"That's a nice way of saying that it's not your fault. Then, can you blame us? What do you want to say? Just say it. "
"What I want to say is that there is no absolute hatred between our sects, and there is no absolute friendship. There are only interests. If you want to destroy us, you will have to pay a great price. But if you don't destroy us, you won't have to pay such a great price. You can even cooperate with us to obtain greater benefits. So, I wonder if you will still cooperate with us?"
When Daoist Master Tiger heard Zhao Hai's words, his eyes flashed. Then, he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "I want to know what you mean by that."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "The Seventy-two Islands of the South Sea aren't willing to help us. To be honest, we're very unwilling. Therefore, we wanted to talk to you. There's a grudge between us, but this grudge can be resolved. Now that we have a common enemy, can we join forces to deal with this enemy?"
"If I don't help you, I'll become your enemy. What kind of logic is that? Isn't that too selfish? "
"Selfish? Who isn't selfish? And is this really just a matter of not helping us? This matter isn't as simple as not helping us. They want to see us fight with our lives on the line. When we're all dead, I'm afraid you'll have paid a great price. At that time, they'll be the fisherman who reaps the benefits. I don't think you want that, right? "
"Then how do you want to join forces with us? Send troops to deal with the Seventy-two Islands of the South Sea together? This doesn't seem to be that easy, right? "
"It's not impossible to send troops together. To be honest, our Sea Exploration Alliance also wants to give up the buffer zone to you. This way, there won't be any conflicts between us, right?"
"Give it to us? If you give up the buffer zone to us, then where will you go? "
"Since Daoist Priest has asked, then I'll be honest. The buffer zone is too small, and the resources are not very rich. Sects like us won't have much development if we stay here. Therefore, we only have one purpose in joining forces with you this time, which is to send troops to deal with the 72 Islands of the South Sea. As long as we can take down a big island, then our Sea Exploration Alliance will directly move to that big island, and completely give the buffer zone to you. What do you think?"
"Take down an island, and then you move there? You have a good plan. If we take down the island together, won't we keep the island for ourselves? Everyone knows that the Seventy-two Islands of the South Sea are close to the sea. There are countless resources in the sea. Occupying a big island is better than occupying a buffer zone with no resources. Moreover, half of the buffer zone is already under our control. You're basically using half of the buffer zone in exchange for a big island. Aren't you thinking too much? Boy, is this your sincerity? "
"Uh! Don't you think this is unfair? Won't you also get the buffer zone? "
"Brat, you're really scheming. You want to borrow our strength to give you a better environment. Moreover, you're speaking as if you're thinking for our sake. Brat, don't forget that if we conquer a big island, we can completely control that big island. With that big island, do we still need a buffer zone?"
"What you mean is that you want us to send troops together to take down a big island in the Seventy-two Islands of the South Sea, and then you can occupy the island? But if that's the case, we don't have any benefits, right? "
"How can there be no benefits? If you can really help us take down a big island, then we can give the buffer zone to your Sea Exploration Alliance, and the previous hatred will be written off. What do you think? "
"Well … I've never thought about this before. You should know that even though I'm the representative of the Sea Exploration Alliance, I can't make the decision for such a change. How about this, Daoist, allow me to go back and discuss it with them?"
"Alright, but I won't give you too much time. Three days. If you don't have any results in three days, then don't blame us for being impolite."
"Alright, three days. We'll give you a result in three days. Please don't worry. If that's the case, I'll take my leave first." Zhao Hai cupped his fists at Daoist Master Fierce Tiger and led Iron Snake and Iron Bull out.
Daoist Master Fierce Tiger didn't move. He watched as Zhao Hai left. As soon as Zhao Hai left, a cultivator immediately asked Daoist Master Fierce Tiger, "Martial Uncle, are we really going to cooperate with them?"
Daoist Master Fierce Tiger said in a low voice, "Can't we cooperate? Although Saber9 has a glib tongue, he's right about one thing. If we really attack them with all our strength, we'll have to pay a huge price to take down the buffer zone. After all, there are two tough guys in the Sea Exploration Alliance. One is the Greenmist Sect with their large-scale artifacts, and the other is the Sword Defense Sect. The Sword Defense Sect's magic formation is a headache. If we want to take down these two places, we'll have to pay a huge price. If we can really cooperate, isn't it great? We can borrow their strength to attack the 72 Southern Sea Islands. If we succeed, we'll get one of the bigger islands. If we fail, we'll weaken their strength greatly, and it won't be too late to deal with them then. Right now, they don't have the ability to attack us at all. They can only defend by relying on their sect's defensive formation. However, if they want to attack the 72 Southern Sea Islands with us, they'll have to come out of their lair. As long as they leave their lair, they won't be a threat to us. Isn't that a good thing? "
Upon hearing Daoist Master Fierce Tiger's words, everyone was stunned. Then, their eyes lit up. To be honest, they really wanted to deal with Zhao Hai's group. However, as Daoist Master Fierce Tiger said, they would have to pay a huge price to deal with Zhao Hai's group. However, if Zhao Hai's group really left their lair, it would be easy to deal with them. They could even borrow their strength to deal with the 72 Southern Sea Islands. It was killing two birds with one stone.
At this time, Zhao Hai had already arrived at Qingsong Stronghold's teleportation formation. Then, he directly took the teleportation formation and returned to Qinglan Sect.
As soon as Zhao Hai's group appeared in Qinglan Sect, they were immediately invited to the main hall by Daoist Master Qing Lan and the others. Then, everyone looked at Zhao Hai eagerly, wanting to know how Zhao Hai did this time.
Zhao Hai looked at Daoist Priest Qing Lan and the others, then he smiled and told them about what happened in Green Pine Village. Finally, he said, "The current situation is that we have to wait for three days. After three days, if the 72 Isles don't come to us, then we can agree to their conditions and send troops to deal with the 72 Isles. However, I don't think this situation will happen that easily. Just like how the Great Sects know about the situation of the 72 Isles, I'm afraid that the 72 Isles will also know about the situation of the Great Sects. I think that in these three days, the 72 Isles will certainly respond." Daoist Priest Qing Lan nodded and said, "I'm afraid that this situation won't happen easily.
Daoist Master Qing Lan frowned and said, "But what if the 72 Southern Sea Islands don't respond? Are we really going to cooperate with those large sects? I think they just want to use us and make us work for them. No matter if they win or lose, they won't let us go. "
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Of course we have to cooperate, but there must be conditions for cooperation. For example, how many people we send and what kind of people they are. This must be negotiated. If we can't reach an agreement, then there's no need to negotiate. We'll move on to the second step and directly attack the 72 Southern Sea Islands and pull them in. If the Profound Sky Sect agrees to our conditions and let us send a few people to participate in this matter, then we won't have to worry about it. If the 72 Southern Sea Islands are really that easy to deal with, then they would have been destroyed many times over. As long as the Profound Sky Sect really attacks the 72 Southern Sea Islands, then the 72 Southern Sea Islands will definitely fight back. When the time comes and the situation becomes chaotic, I think they won't have the mood to take care of us anymore."
Daoist Master Qing Lan and the others nodded. They felt that Zhao Hai's proposal was good. Just like what Zhao Hai said, cooperation was still negotiable. It wasn't that they had to cooperate. At worst, they could use force and pull the 72 Southern Sea Islands in. This was called dragging someone down with you when you're about to die.
Daoist Master Qing Lan and the others heaved a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Well, we'll do as you say. We'll wait for three days. After three days, if the 72 Southern Sea Islands really don't come to us, then we'll go and talk to the Profound Sky Sect. If we can't reach an agreement, then we'll move on to the second step of our plan. But this way, I'm afraid you'll be in more danger. If they really can't reach an agreement, then they might attack you. With Daoist Master Fierce Tiger here, you'll be in more danger."
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "It's okay. I have the Azure Jade Compass. If it really doesn't work, I can use the Azure Jade Compass to lay down a formation. Even if Daoist Master Fierce Tiger is here, it won't be easy for him to break my formation."
Daoist Master Qing Lan nodded and looked at the others. He said in a deep voice, "What do you think? You can say it. "
The other Sect Masters shook their heads. What could they say now? Zhao Hai's idea was the best. If they had a better idea, they would have said it earlier. So now, the only thing they could do was to wait.
Actually, Zhao Hai had no other choice but to do this. In this situation, they could only muddy the water and fish in it. Only by doing this would they be able to protect themselves and even have the opportunity to grow stronger. Otherwise, they would only have a dead end. Because of this, Zhao Hai could only do this.
Everyone discussed for a while before returning to their rooms to rest. They knew very well that they couldn't return to their sects in these three days. This was because if they returned to their sects, the Black Sky Sect would know. They would be suspicious and think that they weren't discussing peace. At that time, there would be more variables. Of course, they also wanted to wait here for the 72 Southern Sea Islands. In fact, they still wanted to cooperate with the 72 Southern Sea Islands. As long as the 72 Southern Sea Islands made a move and forced the Black Sky Sect to withdraw from the buffer zone, then they would win.
However, no one knew if the 72 Southern Sea Islands would cooperate with them. In Zhao Hai's view, the 72 Southern Sea Islands' previous approach was indeed a little short-sighted. They still wanted to get benefits and didn't want to pay the price. Where else could they find such a good deal? Moreover, the 72 Southern Sea Islands were a little too naive. Did they really think that a sect like the Black Sky Sect would retreat under their attack if they really occupied the buffer zone? When that time came, the Black Heaven Sect would have plenty of ways to drag the other sects into this chaotic battle. When that time came, the 72 Southern Sea Islands would really be in for a bad time.
However, this had nothing to do with Zhao Hai now. It all depended on the 72 Southern Sea Islands' choice. Zhao Hai didn't believe that the 72 Southern Sea Islands didn't receive the news. Even if they didn't receive the news, they should know when the battle came to their front door. However, at that time, they would only be more passive. At that time, there would be a good show to watch. Zhao Hai really wanted to see what kind of face the 72 Southern Sea Islands' people would have when the time came.
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