152: Chapter 152 Uprooted

"This won't work, and that won't work either! Then why did you call us old bones over here in such a hurry? Just to make us suffer your temper?!"

A Grand Elder of the Thousand Sects Alliance said, huffing and puffing with indignation.

"No, no!"

Zhang Shangshi and the others hurriedly stepped forward to mediate, and after much persuasion, they finally managed to stabilize the Elders' intense emotions.

Only then did Lu Qingshan, who had been silent all along, slowly begin to explain.

"Elders, we invited you both here because we wanted to inform you of this matter immediately and remind you that you absolutely must not fall for the enemy's poisonous scheme!"

"Poisonous scheme?" The two Grand Elders' faces twitched. "Alright, stop beating around the bush and get to the point!"

"Yes!" Lu Qingshan composed himself and said in a heavy voice.

"Tiansha Valley openly kidnapped Disciples of our Thousand Sects Alliance in broad daylight, demanding an exorbitant ransom, and even cut off their legs and destroyed their Dao foundations at the slightest provocation!"

"Their goal is to provoke us, to make us charge over recklessly and engage them in a massive war!"

"Then, they can naturally file a complaint with the Eastern Region Emperor Pavilion, claiming that we violated the Heavenly Laws and took the initiative to start a Sect war! This is a move to cut the ground from under our feet!"

"Once we are sanctioned by the Emperor Pavilion, which Sect in the Eastern Region would dare to stand by our side?"

"On the contrary, Tiansha Valley would likely take this Opportunity to form a massive Alliance and directly... uproot our Heavenly Sovereign Alliance!"

At the mention of the "Emperor Pavilion," the two Grand Elders' expressions shifted instantly, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over them, forcing them to calm down.

Emperor Pavilion!

It was a heavenly blade hanging over the heads of every Sect in the entire Eastern Region!

No one knew exactly how powerful they were; they only knew that they took the elimination of demons as their duty and were responsible for supervising the order of the Sects throughout the Eastern Region.

Their words were the Heavenly Laws.

A thousand years ago, there was a Saint Sect whose strength far exceeded that of top-tier Sects. Relying on its deep heritage, it openly ignored the Heavenly Laws of the Emperor Pavilion and brazenly annexed another top-tier Sect.

But overnight, this Saint Sect with five million followers vanished completely and silently from this land.

No one knew what had happened that night.

All that was known was that after dawn, the entire Saint Sect's mountain gate, stretching for thousands of miles, along with the mountain range itself, had sunk a hundred feet into the ground, becoming a famous Sinkhole Forbidden Land in the Eastern Region!

The Emperor Pavilion usually didn't bother with the trifles between these Sects, but once someone violated the Heavenly Laws, they would surely bring down thunderous sanctions!

One of the Heavenly Laws stated: any Sect at the top-tier level or above that wishes to start a Sect war must apply and report to the Emperor Pavilion in advance!

Once a war is started privately, the violator will inevitably face sanctions!

At best, all resource supplies to the Sect would be restricted; at worst... it would vanish overnight!

Of course, if one slays a Devil Head and turns in the corpse, they would be handsomely rewarded.

Therefore, in this Eastern Region Earth Rank, a Devil Head has always been a highly sought-after prize and a Heaven-Defying Opportunity.

It was said that killing a Nascent Soul Devil Head and turning it in could be exchanged for a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique. One must know that for these top-tier Sects, their crowning treasure was a single Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique.

And the reason their Heavenly Sovereign Alliance constantly calls their opponents Devil Heads...

Their primary goal was to ruin the other party's reputation and attract the attention of the Emperor Pavilion, thereby using the Emperor Pavilion's hand to wipe out Tiansha Valley.

"Preposterous!"

The faces of the two Grand Elders were as black as the bottom of a pot, but they still nodded to Lu Qingshan: "Fortunately you reminded us, otherwise this old man would have truly fallen for their trap!"

Indeed!

If they hadn't been notified in advance, it wouldn't be long before they learned of this from the news sent back to the Sect by other Disciples.

At that time, with their explosive tempers, they would have certainly charged straight into Tiansha Valley for a massive battle!

Wouldn't that have given the other side exactly the leverage they needed?

And the price would be dragging the entire Sect, and even the entire Thousand Sects Alliance, down with them!

After a moment of silence at the scene.

The two Grand Elders from the Heavenly Sovereign Alliance's side spoke with dark expressions: "Then what do we do now? Is it possible we just ignore my son?"

"Of course we won't ignore them," Lu Qingshan spoke again, his eyes gleaming with the light of wisdom.

"Since Tiansha Valley wants to use this poisonous scheme to provoke us, then your sons will certainly not be in any life-threatening danger for the time being."

"Because once they are dead and the hostages are gone, their plan will immediately fall through!"

The people around were completely confused and looked at Lu Qingshan one after another, wondering what he was up to.

Lu Qingshan cleared his throat and continued: "So, what we need to do now is stay calm. In one word: steady!"

"The Devil Heads of Tiansha Valley are not fools. Once they realize this tactic can't blackmail us or provoke a Sect war, they will naturally soften their stance, ask for some benefits, and release the Elders' sons!"

"Hiss! That makes sense!" Everyone suddenly realized.

"Their main purpose in kidnapping these Disciples is to provoke us. As long as we aren't provoked, then in the end, it's they who will be provoked!"

After hearing this, the two Grand Elders' faces couldn't help but darken again as they gritted their teeth.

"But right now, it's my son who is suffering!"

But everyone knew in their hearts that this was no longer just a personal family matter; it was a major issue involving the survival of the entire Sect and even the entire Heavenly Sovereign Alliance!

If not handled properly, the entire Heavenly Sovereign Alliance would suffer, and might even be wiped out from the Eastern Region!

After all, in this vast and boundless Eastern Region, the thing that was least lacking was all sorts of Sects.

...

Meanwhile, on Tiansha Valley's side, they also informed those two anxious Grand Elders of this deduction.

After hearing it, those two Grand Elders also let out a long sigh of relief, still feeling a lingering fear.

"I almost implicated my entire Tiansha Valley because of a momentary impulse!"

One Grand Elder of Tiansha Valley said with lingering fear.

The other person gritted his teeth: "These hypocrites, I didn't expect their minds to be so malicious; it turns out to be one scheme after another!"

"Fine! Then we'll listen to you for now. I want to see what other tricks they can play!"

"Yes, yes."

Seeing this, Zheng Tianyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stepped forward, solemnly reassuring them.

"Rest assured, Grand Elders. Once the two junior nephews are rescued, I will definitely apply to the Sect Master for the best Spirit Medicine to help them with their limb Rebirth!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The surrounding Elders echoed in agreement.

Although the two Grand Elders were anxious, they had no choice but to agree to this plan with dark faces.

After all, this was no longer just about their sons; it involved the lives of the millions of followers in Tiansha Valley.

Thus, in this way, under the shrewd deductions of the high-level officials on both sides.