The representatives looked at each other. After a while, one of them said, "Thank you, Sect Master Sword Dance. Sect Master Sword Dance is magnanimous. Not only did you not mind our previous offense, but you are also willing to help us. We can't thank you enough."
The person who spoke was Wen Wei, an elder of the Sword Dance Sect. He was also the one who had come to Scouring Sea Sect to seek an audience with Zhao Hai. This time, he was the representative of the Sword Dance Sect.
The Sword Dance Sect had no choice. They were worried that Zhao Hai would target them, so they didn't dare to let their sect master come. The Sword Dance Sect had a hostile relationship with the Iron Buddha Temple from the very beginning, and Zhao Hai was a disciple of the Iron Buddha Temple. Later on, when the Evil Ghost Sect formed the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance, the Sword Dance Sect became the Deputy Alliance Leader. Moreover, they were also in charge of the Sword Cultivator Alliance. It could be said that they were the main force of the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance. At that time, the Evil Ghost Sect Alliance had attacked Scouring Sea Sect, which made them enmity with Zhao Hai. It could be said that their enmity with Zhao Hai wasn't small. Under such circumstances, how could they dare to let their sect master come? Therefore, they could only let Wen Wei come. After all, the Scouring Sea Sect didn't make things difficult for them when Wen Wei came last time.
When Zhao Hai heard Wen Wei's words, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Elder Wen is too polite. As I said, we are now in an alliance, so we are allies. It's only right that we take care of each other. I also know that the Sword Cultivator Alliance isn't in a good situation recently. Because of our relationship, you haven't been able to expand. Now, the various sects in the Sword Cultivator Alliance are lacking in disciples, which has a great impact on their strength. This is my fault. I invited everyone here today to discuss how to deal with this matter."
At this point, Zhao Hai paused for a moment. Then, he glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, don't have any scruples. As I said, we are allies. Naturally, it's best to speak your mind. Everyone, speak your mind."
When everyone heard Zhao Hai's words, they nodded. Then, Wen Wei said, "Alliance Leader, now that the entire Sword Spirit World knows that you are our Alliance Leader, can we expand? Right now, our strength is too weak. This is very disadvantageous for our future development. "
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "There are two ways to expand. One is to expand territory, and the other is to increase the number of disciples. The current situation of the Sword Spirit Realm isn't very good. The Demon Sword Sect and the Evil Ghost Sect suddenly rose up, and now they control the entire Demon Realm. This made the other sects very uneasy. Grandmaster Hui De invited me to discuss this matter with him. I told him that the Sea Exploring Sect wouldn't expand, so I don't care if you expand or not. However, I hope that you can expand in terms of personnel, but not in terms of territory. This isn't because of the Sea Exploring Sect, but because of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple and the Heaven One Dao Sect. If you expand your territory, then you would have conflicts with the other sects, which isn't a good thing. However, if you only accept disciples, then they wouldn't be able to say anything. Moreover, you have already suffered a lot in the past, so if you accept disciples now, then nobody can say anything about it. If they dare to criticize you, then our Sword Cultivator Alliance wouldn't be a pushover. However, if you want to expand your territory, then the other sects might target you. When that time comes, we wouldn't be able to do anything. After all, I already told Grandmaster Hui De that the Sea Exploring Sect wouldn't expand. Therefore, we wouldn't be able to help you in this matter. It depends on your decision." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "The Sea Exploring Sect won't be expanding.
Wen Wei and the others nodded. They believed Zhao Hai's words. They also knew that Zhao Hai, Daoist Priest Hui De, and Daoist Priest Daoyi met in the Myriad Buddha Temple. Moreover, Daoist Priest Hui De, Daoist Priest Daoyi, and Zhao Hai jointly issued a notice to all the righteous sects to be wary of the Demon Realm. This showed that Zhao Hai's words weren't wrong.
Moreover, recently, the Myriad Buddha Temple, Tianyi Dao Sect, and other Great Sects were expanding their territories. This was just like what Zhao Hai said. If they really expand their territories, then it would cause dissatisfaction among the Great Sects. If the Great Sects wanted to deal with them, then the Sea Exploring Sect wouldn't be able to do so.
But just like what Zhao Hai said, if they only accept disciples and don't expand their territories, then there wouldn't be any problems. Even if the Great Sects were overbearing, they still couldn't stop them from accepting disciples. Therefore, if I accept disciples, then nobody can stop me.
Wen Wei said, "As long as we accept disciples, then it's fine. As for expanding our territory, I think we shouldn't think about it. The Great Sects have already occupied all the places where we can fight. Even if we want to expand, we have no way to do so. Therefore, we'll listen to the Alliance Lord. After we return, we'll only accept disciples and not occupy any territory."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's good. If that's the case, then our Sea Exploring Sect would be able to help in the future. Besides this matter, I want to talk to everyone about other things. For example, supplies. I know that the Sects have their own resources, so there's no shortage of them. But since we're part of the alliance, we naturally can't treat outsiders the same way. My Sea Exploring Sect has a lot of resources that are unique to the South Sea. Naturally, I want to share them with everyone. Naturally, I wouldn't be able to afford it since our Sea Exploring Sect's foundation isn't that thick. What I mean is that when we trade, we can give a discount compared to other sects. What do you think?"
What do you think? "As soon as Wen Wei and the others heard Zhao Hai, they immediately understood what Zhao Hai meant. Zhao Hai's meaning was very clear. In the future, they can trade at a lower price compared to outsiders. This way, they would be able to obtain more benefits. For them, this was very beneficial.
Zhao Hai looked at Wen Wei and the others, then he smiled faintly and said, "If you don't have any objections, then it's decided. How about this, when our Sea Exploring Sect trades with your Sects, we'll only charge 60% of the original price. How about this?"
Lowering the price by 40% was definitely a good thing for the other Sects of the Sword Cultivator Alliance. Everyone looked at Zhao Hai in confusion. They couldn't understand why Zhao Hai would do this. Wasn't this too good for them? One must know that they were enemies before. Although they were allies now, they still couldn't understand why Zhao Hai would treat them so well.
Wen Wei asked, "Alliance Lord, what do we need to do?"
When Zhao Hai heard Wen Wei, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't need to do anything, and there's no need for you to do anything. Like I said, we're allies. Now that the Sword Spirit World is changing, nobody knows what will happen next. If the Sword Cultivator Alliance doesn't unite, then how can we face danger together in the future? Therefore, you don't need to worry, this is what I should do."
Wen Wei thought for a moment and said, "Since the Alliance Lord has said so, then we won't be polite. However, we can't take advantage of the Alliance Lord. Alliance Lord, when we trade with the Sea Exploring Sect in the future, we'll only charge 70% of the original price. This way, we'll be taking advantage of the Alliance Lord. However, the situation of our Sects isn't very good, so we'll have to apologize to the Alliance Lord. I hope that the Alliance Lord won't take offense."
When the people from the other sects heard Wen Wei's words, they also said that they would lower the price of their goods by 30%. This way, they would be able to take advantage of the Sea Exploring Sect's price, not 40%.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "We're allies, there's no need to treat each other like strangers. Alright, then this matter is settled. Between our sects, we must exchange what we lack and increase communication. I think everyone has no objections to this, right?"
"We'll follow the Alliance Lord's instructions!" Everyone said in unison. At this time, they were less reserved and more respectful than when they first met Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he smiled and said, "I know that everyone has been in contact with the Demon Sword Sect. The news that I became the Sword Cultivator Alliance's Sect Master should have been spread by the people of the Demon Sword Sect. However, their plan didn't succeed. Therefore, they might have other actions in the future. We must pay more attention to them."
When everyone heard Zhao Hai's words, they felt a little embarrassed. In their opinion, the trouble of the Demon Sword Sect was caused by them. Now that they had to rely on Zhao Hai to solve this problem, they felt a little embarrassed.
Wen Wei sighed, "Since the Alliance Lord has said so, then we have nothing to hide. The cause of this matter was the destruction of the Myriad Sword Sect. The Myriad Sword Sect had always been the leader of the Sword Cultivation Sects. When the Sects were distributing the benefits, the people of the Myriad Sword Sect would always speak up for us, and us Sword Cultivation Sect Masters would naturally follow their lead. But later on, the people of the Myriad Sword Sect became more and more excessive. Not only did they take away all the benefits when the Myriad Sword Sect was divided, but they also criticized the internal affairs of the Sects. Naturally, we couldn't agree to it. Just like that, the conflict grew bigger and bigger. In the end, when the Myriad Sword Sect was attacked by the Sects, we didn't help and just watched as the Myriad Sword Sect was destroyed."
When the Myriad Sword Sect was destroyed, we couldn't help but sigh. At this point, Wen Wei couldn't help but sigh. If the Myriad Sword Sect wasn't so overbearing, they wouldn't have ignored the life and death of the Myriad Sword Sect. After all, the strength of the Myriad Sword Sect was there. They represented the entire Sword Cultivator Sect.
But what the Myriad Sword Sect did was too excessive. It was equivalent to offending all the Sword Cultivator Sects. In this case, those Sword Cultivator Sects naturally wouldn't support them. It was like a country. If the upper echelons oppressed the common people too much, then the common people would naturally rebel. The Cultivation World was much more powerful than the Mortal World. No Sect would be willing to be oppressed.
Wen Wei sighed and continued, "After the Myriad Sword Sect was destroyed, there was no one to speak for us Sword Cultivator Sects in front of the other Sects. At that time, the strongest Sword Cultivator Sects were only a few of us. But with our strength, we simply didn't have the qualifications to speak in front of the other Sects. So naturally, we had nothing to do with it. Take the matter of the Sky City's excavation and the labyrinth as an example. We Sword Cultivator Sects obtained the least benefits. In this case, the Demon Sword Sect suddenly sent someone to contact us. They promised us that they would speak for us in front of the other Sects. Moreover, it was under their proposal that we formed the Sword Cultivator Alliance."
At this point, Wen Wei bitterly smiled and continued, "The Demon Sword Sect also showed us their strength. At the same time, they told us that they came out of seclusion to unify the Sword Spirit World. Moreover, they told us that as long as they unify the Sword Spirit World, all of our Sword Cultivator Sects would develop greatly. Alliance Leader, you should know that the Sword Cultivator Sects haven't developed well in these years. Because of our character, the Sword Cultivator Sects have been pushed aside in the Sword Spirit World. In this case, we naturally listened to them, which led to what happened later."
Wen Wei finally said in a deep voice, "But after the last battle with the Sea Exploring Sect, we knew that the Demon Sword Sect wasn't reliable. What they said was just a pie in the sky. It would be very difficult to realize it. Moreover, they couldn't speak for us because they couldn't see the light of day, let alone speak for us. So in the end, we had no choice but to thicken our faces and save Alliance Master. Fortunately, Alliance Master didn't care about our former enmity and agreed to become our Alliance Master. Moreover, you also sent a Supreme Elder and other experts to help us. Otherwise, our Sword Cultivator Alliance would have been in trouble."
Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "That's nothing. The Demon Sword Sect's actions are just for their own benefit. Their ambition isn't small, they wanted to annex the entire Sword Spirit Realm. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to conquer the entire Demon Realm in such a short time. However, they made a mistake in choosing the South Sea Alliance as their opponent. Otherwise, they might have succeeded. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about what we should do in the future." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "The Demon Sword Sect's actions are just for their own benefit. Their ambition isn't small, they want to annex the entire Sword Spirit Realm.
Speaking of this, Zhao Hai paused for a moment, glanced at the crowd, and then said, "The Demon Sword Sect and the Evil Ghost Sect have occupied the Demon Domain. With the ambition of the Demon Sword Sect, they won't stay in the Demon Domain forever. That's not their style, so they will definitely take action. Last time, I also talked about this with Grandmaster Hui De and the Greater One Spiritual Master. They thought that the Demon Sword Sect might not take action in a short period of time because the Demon Domain was not something they wanted to occupy. They had no choice but to do so because if they didn't occupy the Demon Domain, they would lose their foundation in the Sword Spirit Boundary. The several chaotic places in the Demon Domain were a platform for them to contact the outside world and understand the outside world. It was also a platform for them to obtain materials from the outside world and absorb disciples from the outside world. If they lost this platform, then the Demon Sword Sect would be finished, so they had to protect those places. So when something happened in the chaotic places, they suddenly launched an attack and took over the Demon Domain. Although they won, this was not what they wanted, so they won't take action in a short period of time."
Speaking of this, Zhao Hai glanced at the crowd and calmly said, "Of course, this is the view of Grandmaster Hui De and the Greater One Spiritual Master. I can't say that their view is wrong, but I have a different view."
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