After the battle, the Ice Fire Union was very quiet.
No sect sent anyone to talk to the Ice Fire Union. This was out of the expectations of the Union's think tank. But in fact, since the battle ended that day, Liu Yi had already predicted this result during the meeting.
It was too deliberate to talk to the Ice Fire Union at this time, and it was very likely to be hated by the Heavenly Sect, Xuanchong Sect, and Sky Strange Sect. Smart people would often put themselves out of harm's way, and the sects were very likely to do so.
In these three days. Lu An was still studying the structure of the Double Diffusing Star Power Space on the Enchanted Island. After all, the black bear on Prince Qi's side had been resurrected for more than a month, and he had to hurry. He was busy, and so was Liu Yi.
Since the day after the battle, the Heavenly Sect, Xuanchong Sect, and Sky Strange Sect had been sending people to the Thousand Shadow Sect to negotiate and ask for their release.
The core elders of the three sects were captured, and this was definitely not a small matter. Even if they didn't care about the strength of the core elders, the core elders knew a lot of secrets within the sect, and some of them were even shameful things. If these secrets were forced out, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the three sects!
In these three days, the three sects had been sending people to the Thousand Shadow Sect to ask for the captives, and they had taken out a lot of apologies, and even promised not to do anything to the Thousand Shadow Sect and the Fire Mountain Sect. But even so, the Thousand Shadow Sect didn't release the captives, and kept them imprisoned in the depths of the lake around the Thousand Shadow Island.
Xuanchong Sect's Zhong Weiping, Heavenly Sect's Hua Lingang, and Sky Strange Sect's Liu Zhong were suppressed by the power of a level nine Heavenly Master, and there was absolutely no chance for them to escape. In fact, the Thousand Shadow Sect had indeed asked them about their sect's internal secrets, but the Thousand Shadow Sect had never tortured them, and at most, they had only threatened them verbally.
The three thought that they would be cruelly tortured after being captured, but they didn't expect to only be suppressed. This kind of situation already made them thank the heavens. Moreover, the three of them must have been loyal to the core elders, and they didn't reveal any secrets.
It was Liu Yi's request to do this.
The Ice and Fire Alliance was the key to victory, and they were also the ones who had captured the captives. Yan Tianxing and Xu Chen were also very respectful, so Liu Yi had the final say on how to deal with the hostages. In the past three days, the three sects had sent messengers to this place more than forty times. Each time, the compensation offered was increasing. To be honest, even the Thousand Shadow Sect and the Fire Mountain Sect were tempted.
However, Liu Yi was still suppressing them and refused to let them go. This made the three sects more and more anxious. Even Yan Tianxing and Xu Chen were a little worried that the three sects would do something desperate and attack the two sects again, but Liu Yi wasn't worried at all.
Finally, on the fourth day, the messengers from the three sects came again. This time, each messenger brought a letter.
They were letters personally written by the Sect Masters of the three sects.
When she saw the letter, Liu Yi finally smiled. She didn't even read the contents of the letter and directly put it aside. She said to the three messengers, "I can let them go, but I want to add another condition to the three sects' conditions."
This was the first time in four days that Liu Yi had relented, and the three sects were pleasantly surprised. They hurriedly said, "Alliance Master Liu, please speak!"
"I want a public apology from your sects," Liu Yi said lightly. "And it must be done by the Sect Master himself."
Hearing this, the three of them were shocked!
If the Sect Master himself apologized … Wasn't this a slap to the Sect Master's face?!
At the level of a ninth-level Heavenly Master, sometimes face was more important than anything else. If the three Sect Masters publicly apologized, they would probably become the laughing stock of their sects!
The messengers looked embarrassed, but after all, this was Liu Yi's condition. They couldn't make the decision and immediately returned to their respective sects to report. After the messengers left, the core elders of the Thousand Shadow Sect and the Fire Mountain Sect in the room all looked confused. The Fire Mountain Sect Elder Wu Qiang asked, "Won't this intensify the conflict between us?"
"That's right." Liu Yi nodded and said, "That's right."
"Then Alliance Master Liu still …" Yan Haoyu also asked.
"Don't worry, so many people from the three sects were injured in this battle. They won't attack us in a short time." Liu Yi said, "And what I want is to embarrass the three Sect Masters. The more uncomfortable the three sects are, the more the other sects won't dare to attack us easily."
After speaking, Liu Yi stood up and said to Yan Haoyu, "I'm going back to Icefire Island. After the three Sect Masters apologize, you can return them."
Yan Haoyu nodded, and everyone stood up to see her off.
Opening the Teleportation Array, Liu Yi quickly returned to Icefire Island. In fact, there was a real reason why she did this, but she didn't say it.
That was … to force the three captured core elders to leave the sect.
After the three core elders were released, the first thing they would do after returning to the sect would be to report to the Sect Master what happened after they were captured. The three of them would also answer truthfully, and the general content would be 'They asked me about the sect's secrets, but I didn't say a word.'
In the face of such a big matter, the Sect Master would definitely get to the bottom of it. For example, he would ask if they were tortured or used illusions. The three of them would definitely say no.
Then the question would be … the three sects had already asked, why didn't they torture them? Why didn't they use illusions?
The three Sect Masters would definitely suspect that they were lying.
To be honest, this was indeed a sad reality. In fact, no matter what Liu Yi did, the three of them would be suspected. They would even be suspected of being coerced or caught by the enemy, and become the enemy's spies. This was also the reason why those who were captured wouldn't be put in an important position after returning to the sect.
And Liu Yi's actions, would only add fuel to the fire, and increase the Sect Master's suspicions.
As for why Liu Yi made the three Sect Masters apologise personally, her motive was very simple. That was to make the three Sect Masters feel humiliated and angry. In addition to their suspicions, they would hold a heavy grudge against the three core elders.
Their original position would disappear, and they would receive a blow from the Sect Master. The core elders would feel wronged. Under such circumstances, they would most likely be disheartened, and after being suspected for a long time, they would most likely have thoughts of betraying the sect.
Since you all are suspicious of me, then I'll really do it for you all to see. This is human nature.
Taking a step back, even if the three core elders were extremely principled, even if they were able to uphold their principles under such circumstances, it didn't matter. This was because their fate would definitely cause rumors within the sect, which would affect the unity of the sect.
Winning without a fight, was the most brilliant method.
Of course, the continuous four days of oppression had already made the three Sect Masters take out a lot of good things. The compensation from the Sect Masters was not simple. In addition, Yan Tianxing and Xu Chen both wanted the three Sect Masters to share equally, so Liu Yi naturally wouldn't refuse. This time, the Ice Fire Union obtained more things than all the previous times added together.
They obtained prestige, compensation, and made their opponents lose face. This battle was a complete victory.
In addition to the alliance with the Thousand Shadow Sect and the Fire Mountain Sect, most likely no other Sect would have the intention to attack the Ice Fire Union in a short period of time. The Ice Fire Union also had to seize this rare opportunity to quickly expand their territory.
Therefore, in the next ten days, the Ice Fire Union began to make a big move in the Eight Ancient Continents.
The Ice Fire Union's territory rapidly expanded. In just ten days, they annexed more than ten countries. At the same time, the Ice Fire Union also absorbed a group of hidden Heavenly Masters.
It was worth mentioning that the Sect Masters of the Heavenly Sect, the Mysterious Sublime Sect, and the Mysterious Sky Sect agreed to Liu Yi's request on the same day. They released a letter to the public, apologizing to the Thousand Shadow Sect, the Fire Mountain Sect, and the Ice Fire Union. Then, the three hostages were returned. In the next ten days, the limelight of this matter gradually died down. After all, in the chaos of the world, there were many open and secret struggles every day.
After the limelight gradually died down, some Sects that wanted to make friends with the Ice Fire Union began to take action.
At this moment, on the Ice Fire Island.
Liu Yi was working. At this moment, in front of her were three invitations from Sects.
The Misty Rain Sect, the Yin-Yang Divine Sect, and the Six Paths Sect.
Within one day, the three Sects' envoys came to visit. They all invited the Ice Fire Union to hold a banquet, and the Ice Fire Union would decide the time. These three Sects all had conflicts with the Ice Fire Union. Their purpose was very obvious.
After a few breaths, Liu Yi's beautiful face showed a trace of a smile.
Sure enough, wealth came from danger. The development of the Ice Fire Union had exceeded her original plan. So soon, the Sects had expressed their goodwill to the Ice Fire Union.
Liu Yi looked back and forth on the invitations from the three Sects. In the end, she rearranged the invitations from the three Sects.
Yin Yang Divine Sect, Six Paths Sect, Misty Rain Sect.
Let the Misty Rain Sect wait at the end!
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