Chapter 801: Chapter 800: Negotiated
"Dear seniors, once the Hidden Sect fully enters the world, I can assure you that efforts will be made to provide more freedom to the people of the Hidden Sect.
At the same time, you, the leadership, will be allowed to travel throughout the Great Divine Continent, and we will do our best to meet all of your needs at that time.
In short, our mutual goal right now is only one, which is to unite as one and stand together against external threats.
As for future matters, we’ll discuss them when the time comes, what do you think?"
Seeing the timing was ripe, Qin Yanyang expressed his thoughts.
After the complete entry of the Hidden Sect into the world, various detailed discussions would need to be addressed gradually. The most important thing right now is to reach a consensus among these influential elders for unity.
Internal conflicts should be suppressed for the moment, focusing on resolving external conflicts.
Clearly, the few Hidden Sect leaders were also of the same mind.
Among them, even if some scoffed at the idea of supporting the Divine Continent, the majority still had a strong sense of national pride.
Moreover, they were truly influential figures with high positions, possessing a relatively far-reaching perspective on matters.
Evidently, engaging in internal strife now would mean facing the two formidable enemies of Heaven and the Penglai Realm. If the situation of war were to spiral out of control, the entire Earth would be destroyed, and everyone would be doomed.
In that case, it is better to unite first, resolve external conflicts, and then compete and contend when the time comes — like watching a play unfold, each relying on their own abilities.
"Everyone, what do you think?" Helian Zhan looked at the crowd and asked.
Sect Master Zhang nodded with a smile, "I have no objections."
Ji Bangying also said, "It’s decided then. Unless Heaven and the Penglai Realm are destroyed, we cannot engage in internal strife, or it would be self-destructive."
Ouyang He chuckled, "What internal strife? Those Duanmu, Zhuge, and Giant Sword Manor families, their ambition is too great, their selfishness too heavy, they foolishly aim to destroy us. If not for this, our Eight Great Forces entering the world together would have a better chance against the foreign clans of the Penglai Realm and Heaven."
Wang Chunyang snorted, "Throughout history, Heaven and the Penglai Realm have never been a match for the Hidden Sect. Even if we suffer losses now, as long as we unite, we can still overwhelm them."
Helian Zhan smiled, "Brother Wang’s words are very true, but we still cannot be careless, after all, Heaven and the Penglai Realm have a precedent of joining forces, which cannot be ignored."
"That’s right, if Heaven and the Penglai Realm join forces, coupled with the deterrence of modern weapons, the Divine Continent doesn’t have an absolute chance of winning and may even be at a disadvantage," Huang Chengcheng couldn’t help but remind.
Upon hearing this, the Hidden Sect leaders’ expressions changed slightly, remembering the power and terror of modern technological weapons.
It’s not like the era of cold weapons from the past.
High-precision modern weapons pose a lethal threat to most martial artists.
Even these top martial arts experts who have reached a bottleneck in their cultivation are powerless against nuclear weapons.
"Cough, cough, talking about these things is still too far ahead. The urgent matter at hand is to quickly transfer the people of the Hidden Sect out, to prevent the Penglai Realm and Heaven from destroying the Hidden Sect Plane." Helian Zhan reminded.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Given that Heaven was destroyed by the Penglai Realm, resulting in significant losses among Heaven’s middle and lower-level cultivators, the people of the Hidden Sect are also very concerned.
"In the forthcoming period, the people of the Hidden Sect will gradually come out. Are you prepared to receive them outside? Also, where is the Experimental Zone you mentioned? Has accommodation already been established there?" Huang Chengcheng asked Qin Yanyang.
Qin Yanyang’s heart stirred, knowing that Huang Chengcheng’s words were actually helping her indirectly, and promptly replied, "The Experimental Zone is in Xinjiang. This area is vast and sparsely populated, accommodating nine million people from the Hidden Sect is straightforward."
Modern first-tier cities have tens of millions of capacity; nine million for the Hidden Sect is hardly an issue for a populous country like the Divine Continent.
Huang Chengcheng nodded as if he had anticipated this, then asked, "There are two transmission passages, have you figured out how to arrange for the people coming out from the Imperial City side?"
Qin Yanyang frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Can’t they all come out from here?"
The Imperial City is the capital of the Divine Continent, a crucial hub of economy, politics, and culture. The arrival of a large number of Hidden Sect strongmen in the Imperial City fills her with an instinctive fear, worried about losing control of the situation.
Huang Chengcheng chuckled, knowing what Qin Yanyang was concerned about, shook his head and said, "What we need to do now is to race against time. Nobody knows if the Hidden Sect Plane will be attacked by Heaven and the Penglai Realm. Once the Hidden Sect Plane is attacked and collapses, not only will the majority of the middle and lower-level martial artists inside perish, but the aftermath of its collapse will have a massive impact on the Earth Plane. Without mentioning other places, at the very least, many areas of the Great Divine Continent will be destroyed, leading to various geological disasters that would have devastating consequences for the Divine Continent."
Qin Yanyang pondered, "Heaven was vulnerable due to its location in the Bermuda area, hence the Penglai Realm could easily succeed in a surprise attack. But the Hidden Sect Plane is anchored to the Divine Continent, making it not as easy for the Penglai Realm and Heaven to execute a surprise attack."
"Girl, stop dwelling on this issue. Your current actions imply a distrust of the Hidden Sect," Huang Chengcheng frowned and looked at Qin Yanyang, "If the Hidden Sect truly has other intentions, even if they only exit through the transmission passage at Kunlun Death Valley, can you stop them?"
Qin Yanyang sighed deeply.
Indeed.
Even she couldn’t understand why she insisted on preventing the Hidden Sect people from emerging through the passage over Imperial City Meishan Mountain.
If the Hidden Sect influence truly intended chaos, any sudden move from them would leave the Divine Continent unable to defend.
Upon this realization, Qin Yanyang said, "Then there’s no choice but to split the flow. Designate an Experimental Zone in the Eastern Third Prefectures as well."
Upon hearing this, Huang Chengcheng furrowed his brows, looked towards the few Hidden Sect leaders, and asked, "Designating two Experimental Zones, what do you think?"
"It doesn’t matter," Wang Chunyang said nonchalantly.
Ouyang He also nodded, indicating no objections.
Sect Master Zhang chuckled and shook his head, signifying no objections.
However, Ji Bangying slightly furrowed his brow and said, "By doing this, doesn’t it fragment the Hidden Sect influence too much?"
Helian Zhan laughed, "Ji Family Master is worried the upper echelons of the Divine Continent will take action against us? They would have to be suicidal to do such a brainless thing."
His words conveyed strong confidence.
Wang Chunyang laughed along, casting an amused glance at Qin Yanyang.
Qin Yanyang smiled wryly, "Dear seniors, there’s no need to insinuate. Just as Senior Helian said, unless we’re courting death, we cannot possibly instigate internal strife amidst formidable enemies surrounding us.
Back when only a part of the forces of Zhuge, Duanmu, and Giant Sword Manor emerged, it nearly plunged the Divine Continent into chaos. Facing such a vast number of Hidden Sect influences, we cannot afford to be reckless.
The reason for such arrangements is due to having two transmission passages. If you insist on gathering in one place, that’s also feasible; the Divine Continent’s infrastructure is strong enough, with plenty of planes, high-speed trains, and older green-skin trains, moving millions of people wouldn’t take long.
However, I believe it’s best for you to stay in two regions, East and West, which can justifiably guard the two national gates from East to West, facing the two formidable enemies of the Penglai Realm and Heaven."
Everyone nodded upon hearing this.
Helian Zhan concluded, "Alright, it’s decided."
Ouyang He, Huang Chengcheng, and Sect Master Zhang followed with nods. Wang Chunyang and Ji Bangying naturally did not object.
Thus, the issue concerning the Hidden Sect entering the world was settled.
Next, the task is for various Hidden Sect forces to accelerate the transfer of their belongings and materials to the two transmission passage exits, where the Divine Continent Military Department will receive them outside these passage exits and promptly send those emerging to the Experimental Zones.
Meanwhile, as Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang entered the Hidden Sect, three Western men with brown hair and blue eyes quietly crossed the snow mountains and sneaked into the forbidden area of Kunlun Mountain.