Luo Tianzong, the main hall.

Sect Master Duanmu Rui sat in the chief with a hard head, and on both sides of him, twenty-four human immortals sat on both sides, each with a vast aura like the sea.

A group of human immortals were discussing how to deal with the matter of the emperor's group of prisoners, and Duanmu Rui, as the sect master, had been listening quietly, his back straight, and he never dared to interject.

Although he was the sect master of Luo Tianzong, among the twenty-four people present, the youngest was his own ancestor, and more were even grandmen at the level of Taishi Ancestor.

While everyone was arguing, a messenger suddenly broke into the main hall.

"Sect Master, Patriarchs...... There's urgent news from the capital!"

"I'll talk about any news when the meeting is over!" Duanmu Rui frowned and hurriedly drove away.

"Wait a minute. The white-bearded old dao, who was sitting on Duanmu Rui's left, glanced up at the transmission disciple, and then turned his head to Duanmu Rui and said, "Sect Master, since it's urgent news, let him say it." Anyway, we won't be able to discuss it for a while. ”

"The patriarch is right. Duanmuri nodded hurriedly.

The white-bearded old man who held the dust in his hand was the oldest of these patriarchs, and he was the old sect master who made the decision to close the mountain gate tens of thousands of years ago. If you count the time of self-sealing, this one is already nearly thirteen thousand years old.

Duanmu Rui knew that the white-bearded old dao did not directly cross over himself to give instructions to the transmission disciples, but was expressing his attitude towards himself, the sect master.

"What the hell is urgent news, you say. ”

"There is news from the capital, early this morning, huge ravines have appeared in various places, and now there are eight ravines found, almost running through the entire continent. The messenger disciple briefly said the news, "Moreover, there are a large number of monsters climbing up at the bottom of the ravine. Judging from the current situation, they are all monsters in the mortal realm. ”

As soon as the words of the messenger disciple came out, the entire hall fell into silence.

Not only Duanmurui, but even all the ancestors present, including Baishu Lao Dao, were stunned.

"Has the authenticity of this news been confirmed?" White-bearded Old Dao frowned, and was the first to come back to his senses and immediately asked.

"It has been confirmed, and more than one prefecture has found out about it. Moreover, the news that several sects such as the Dustless Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect got before us have now spread rumors that they are going to reopen the Mountain Gate. The transmission disciple said respectfully.

There was silence again in the hall.

"You can contact the capital now, and we will ask for specific information. The white-bearded old man couldn't care about Duanmu Rui's face anymore, and directly beckoned to the disciple of the transmission.

The communication disciple immediately stepped forward, took out the communication crystal, and contacted the capital.

After communicating with the capital, Luo Tianzong's faces were not very good-looking. After retiring from the transmission disciple, the white-bearded old man looked at Duanmu Rui, as if he was worried about whether to let him retreat as well.

Duanmu Rui also saw the ancestor's hesitation, and took the initiative to get up and arch his hand, "The disciple retreated." ”

"No need, you can stay too, you have to know about this sooner or later. The white-bearded old man sighed slightly, and finally let Duanmu Rui stay.

"If you want me to say, it's the trouble caused by those outsiders!" a middle-aged Taoist priest with a big beard couldn't help but speak first. "If it weren't for them, Xuan Lei wouldn't have appeared at all!

Obviously, the news that these forces of the Imperial Dynasty were outsiders had already been learned by Luo Tianzong.

"It's true that the matter was caused by outsiders, but what's the use of complaining now?" a fat Taoist priest next to him shook his head, "If you drive them out, will these visions end and the catastrophe will not come?"

"Now that the Holocaust has come, it would be unwise for us to go to war with outsiders, but it would be better to unite with them in the fight against it. A gray-haired veteran also disagreed with the expulsion, "After all, there are quite a few of them, more than 5,000 people, most of them are masters of feathering perfection, and some of them are comparable in strength to human immortals." ”

"These people are ambitious, and in order to obtain resources, they have even done things to attack our mountain gate. The bearded Taoist priest objected very resolutely, "Join forces with them, aren't you afraid of them stabbing you in the back?!"

"I have that concern. The silver-haired old man who was sitting on Duanmuri's right side couldn't help frowning and spoke, his silver hair was tied into a bun by a black wooden hairpin.

"These outsiders, they came to our world to get resources. Judging by their actions, they do not see us as human companions at all, but as remnants of ancient times. For them, our era has long since perished, and the demise of our remnants is a matter of course acceptable. Even if an alliance is reached, they can withdraw from our world at any time and watch our lives and deaths coldly once the catastrophe strikes completely. ”

"I don't trust these outsiders anyway. The silver-haired old man paused with the cane in his hand.

"Senior brother, I can understand your concerns. The white-bearded old man who was holding the dust in his hand finally stroked his beard with one hand and spoke, "But these outsiders belong to dozens of different forces, and they can't be generalized. And the problem of trust is not unsolvable. ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on the face of the white-bearded old man.

"What they want is resources, and we just give them resources. The white-bearded old man stroked his beard with one hand and said with a faint smile, "We will give as much as they can." ”

"We don't really need to trust each other with them, we just need to have an employment relationship. I'm also sure they're willing to be hired, because their purpose is to get resources. ”

"Uncle Shi's idea is really good. The gray-haired veteran on the side nodded in agreement, "The employment relationship is more stable than the alliance relationship, and we are the employer and hold the initiative." ”

"At the moment, it seems that this is the only way to work. The fat Taoist priest also nodded slightly.

"I think we can discuss this employment proposal with other sects, and we can hire resources together. In this way, each sect only needs to contribute a small part. The white-bearded old man added.

The few who dissented also fell silent when they heard this.

"Since you don't have any better suggestions, let's vote now. The white-bearded old man's gaze swept over the crowd present, "Raise your hand in favor of hiring." ”

Including Duanmurui, only six of the twenty-five people at the scene did not raise their hands.

"Nineteen to six, the results of the vote are already clear. The white-bearded old man smiled, "Then it's decided!"

"Senior brother!" the silver-haired old man sitting opposite spoke again, "According to what you say, we should let go of the imperial group and give them resources and let them fight for us?"

"Of course not. The white-bearded old man stood up and smiled, "Since you are a captive, you will naturally be treated differently. ”

"Let's all mark them as slaves and refine them into war slaves! Let those outsiders know that the sect cannot be bullied!"