As the black-clothed cultivator departed, only Yan Buming, the current Emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, remained in the palace.
“This matter...has not succeeded,”
Yan Buming furrowed his brows slightly; he didn’t quite understand this situation.
Why did it fail?
After all, the Five Elements Immortal Sect was a supremely eminent Immortal Sect.
Within its ranks were genuine Immortal Realm Cultivators, beings beyond ordinary mortals.
Yet, when the Luo Family of Qingshi City heard of these matters, far from being frightened, they outright refused to relinquish all their rights and interests.
This was something Yan Buming, the reigning Emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, could not quite grasp.
If one were to slow down and consider, as the Family Head of Qingshi City’s Luo Family, perhaps, he would have already agreed to abandon all rights for the continuation of his clan.
But the reality turned out to be starkly contrary to his expectations.
Incomprehensible, utterly incomprehensible.
Is the Luo Family of Qingshi City not frightened at all?
Even though they are well aware, the Great Flame Dynasty is the Great Flame Dynasty, the Five Elements Immortal Sect is the Five Elements Immortal Sect.
But in the face of that terrifying Immortal Sect, shouldn’t the Luo Family of Qingshi City still feel some trepidation?
Why then has the situation become what it is now?
Why, why is this happening?
Yan Buming couldn’t make heads or tails of it.
Therefore, he turned around, still with a furrowed brow, his hands clasped behind him, and began to walk slowly towards the exit of the palace.
However, before he could leave the premises, the space beside him suddenly began to warp.
An extremely terrifying aura, sufficient to instill fear in countless mortal cultivators, gradually echoed within the palace.
Yan Buming looked up to see an elder with a head full of white hair, whose figure seemed somewhat withered, and who appeared rather unremarkable.
But behind him, he carried a special longsword, and now, he appeared before him.
Upon seeing the elder, Yan Buming first froze slightly, then promptly lowered his head.
Respect was etched across his face.
This man was none other than Sword Ancestor Yan Yiqing, one of the two great ancestors of the Great Flame Dynasty.
He was also the only remaining cultivator in the Mortal Transcendence Realm within the Great Flame Dynasty.
Luckily, the strength of this Sword Ancestor of the Yan Family, was far superior to that of Ancestor Yan.
It was also because of the existence of this Sword Ancestor, that the Great Flame Dynasty could maintain all that it possessed and its lofty status.
“Ancestor,”
Yan Buming bowed his head slightly, his face full of reverence as he greeted.
“Hmm...”
The only remaining Sword Ancestor of the Great Flame Dynasty cast a sidelong glance at Yan Buming, who seemed somewhat constrained beside him.
He walked up silently and then asked in a low voice, “Has the strategy to borrow strength failed?”
Yan Buming dared not present himself with the bearing of an emperor.
Hearing the question posed by the ancestor, he hurriedly responded, “Ancestor, the strategy to borrow strength has failed, and Jing Yao, one of the inner disciples of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, has already left the Da Feng Dynasty. It seems he is planning to return to the Five Elements Immortal Sect...”
Sword Ancestor Yan Yiqing of the Great Flame Dynasty nodded silently.
Then, he asked in a quiet voice, “When do you plan to act against the Luo Family of Qingshi City?”
To this question from Ancestor Yan Yiqing, Yan Buming, as the current Emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, fell silent for a moment.
It was not an easy question to answer.
War was not something that could be initiated on a whim.
If one did not consider the gains or losses, They merely wanted to make the Qingshi City Luo Family disappear.
This matter, of course, was relatively simple.
However, if one desired to gain sufficient benefits and also wanted to minimize their own losses to a certain degree, that became somewhat difficult.
You must know that the alliance in which the Great Flame Dynasty currently resided was not solely composed of just the dynasty itself.
Apart from the Great Flame Dynasty, there were also the Da Feng Dynasty and many other large and small forces outside of its borders.
Those large and small forces outside the Da Feng Dynasty could be ignored.
But the Da Feng Dynasty itself was no simple matter.
The Da Feng Dynasty had been able to control such vast territories and existed for thousands of years.
This alone proved that the Da Feng Dynasty was not as simple as it appeared to people.
The foundation of the Da Feng Dynasty was likely unfathomably deep.
If one didn’t plan carefully, they could suffer a great loss inadvertently.
“Elder ancestor, this matter seems simple, but in fact, it is extremely troublesome,”
“When to take action against the Qingshi City Luo Family...”
“I cannot be certain about this matter,”
“Regardless, the elder ancestor located in the Luo Family Ancestral Land of Qingshi City has already reached the Mortal Transcendence Realm above Blood Refinement.”
“If we want to take down the Qingshi City Luo Family in a short period of time,”
“it’s almost an impossible task.”
Yan Yiqing slightly frowned, fell silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice, “Even if I personally take action and slay the Mortal Transcendence within the Luo Family Ancestral Land of Qingshi City, wouldn’t that work?”
Hearing this, Yan Buming hurriedly spoke to advise, “Elder Ancestor, we must not do so at all costs.”
“Currently, those eyeing the Qingshi City Luo Family consist of more than just our Great Flame Dynasty.”
“The Da Feng Dynasty, as well as various other large and small forces from outside its borders,”
“are all eyeing the land of the Qingshi City Luo Family like hungry wolves, deathly fixated on it,”
“seemingly wanting to viciously bite off a chunk of flesh from the Luo Family.”
“Moreover, that Mortal Transcendence who sits within the Luo Family of Qingshi City has never appeared before the eyes of the world.”
“Their cultivation level and true strength,”
“are still unknowns.”
“Thus, at this time, taking direct action against the Qingshi City Luo Family is truly an unwise decision.”
“If we really do so, our Yan Family would have to bear almost all of the risk,”
“and the benefit we’d obtain would at most be only half.”
“Such a difference between the benefit and the risk is truly too great.”
After hearing these words, Yan Yiqing couldn’t help but silently nod his head.
If things were indeed as this young man Yan Buming described, then he truly had no need to act rashly.
Although he did not feel that the Mortal Transcendence who sat within the Qingshi City Luo Family could contend with him.
“Since it’s like this, you handle this matter slowly,”
“If you need anything, you can come to me.”
After saying this, the Great Flame Dynasty’s only remaining Ancestor Yan Yiqing, with a head full of white hair and a special longsword on his back, slowly disappeared in the palace.
With the gentle breeze, he suddenly dispersed.
Just as if he had never appeared.
“Elder ancestor...”
Inside the palace, Yan Buming looked towards the direction where his family elder ancestor had left and slowly let out a sigh of relief.
As long as the elder ancestor wasn’t impulsive, the matter would not be difficult to handle.
It was just that dividing the benefits and dealing with losses among the various parties would be somewhat troublesome.
“Qingshi City Luo Family, oh Qingshi City Luo Family...”
“I had originally intended to use the might of the Five Elements Immortal Sect,”
“to force you to relinquish all your power,”
“while at the same time, leaving your Luo Family a way out.”
“To allow the Qingshi City Luo Family to continue surviving and thriving on this land.”
“Now it seems you are courting death...”
“Unfortunately, if that’s the case, I can only start erasing the Qingshi City Luo Family bit by bit from this continent.”
After murmuring to himself, Yan Buming seated himself back at the main seat within the palace.
Though his brows were still slightly furrowed, the issue occupying Yan Buming’s thoughts had shifted from initially borrowing strength to how the Great Flame Dynasty now could gain the maximum benefits and incur the minimum losses.

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