Chapter 580: A New Era

News about the upcoming vote in the Zilin Holy Land had already reached Lin Xun’s ears.

Lin Xun never expected such an outcome.

Primarily, in Lin Xun’s view, the current situation of the Zilin Holy Land should have been very difficult to handle.

After all, Qingshang had exposed her identity at that time, which would likely bring her a lot of trouble.

However, he hadn’t expected the Zilin Holy Land’s reaction to be so decisive.

Since the Zilin Holy Land had acted this way, it would be truly unreasonable if the Ten Thousand Demon Sect didn’t show some form of response.

Otherwise, wouldn’t the Ten Thousand Demon Sect end up disappointing the Zilin Holy Land?

And so…

The Ten Thousand Demon Sect immediately dispatched an envoy to the Zilin Holy Land.

Expressing their respect for all of the Zilin Holy Land’s decisions.

The Ten Thousand Demon Sect stated that if the Zilin Holy Land wished to cooperate with them, they would welcome it with open arms.

As the Zilin Holy Land and the Ten Thousand Demon Sect seemed to grow closer, the external Sect forces could no longer stand by and watch.

They desperately wanted to interfere; after all, a powerful Alliance between two top-tier Sects was definitely not a good thing!

At least for them, the emergence of a new power would inevitably affect their own interests.

Those of the Demonic Path did not want the Ten Thousand Demon Sect to prosper.

Naturally, those of the Righteous Path wanted it even less.

The Zilin Holy Land leaving the so-called Righteous Path Alliance to join forces with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect…

…was a process where one side’s gain was the other’s loss.

Consequently, both the Righteous and Demonic Paths were clamoring quite arrogantly.

Declaring that if the Zilin Holy Land colluded with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, they would be irreconcilable with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.

However, those so-called Righteous Path Sects didn’t frighten the Zilin Holy Land in the slightest.

Not only that…

…but many Elders of the Zilin Holy Land felt it was somewhat laughable when they heard the news.

“Since when has it been the place of other Sects to dictate what our Zilin Holy Land does?”

“What do you other Sects think you are?”

Thus, in that vote, the Zilin Holy Land easily obtained the votes of eighty percent of its Disciples.

After forming the Alliance with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, as for the remaining twenty percent of the Disciples, the Zilin Holy Land did not force them.

After all, everyone has their own convictions.

Furthermore, cooperating with the Demonic Path was a first, so it was only natural for some people to feel repulsed.

So, it was best to let them choose for themselves.

They could choose to join other Sects.

Or they could choose to leave the Zilin Holy Land altogether.

Regardless, the choice was entirely up to them.

If they were to leave the Zilin Holy Land…

…the Zilin Holy Land would even provide them with a portion of compensation.

The Zilin Holy Land’s actions were already very humane.

Faced with the Zilin Holy Land’s humane and generous handling of the situation…

…those twenty percent of Disciples initially had some grievances.

But since the Zilin Holy Land had gone this far…

…they suddenly didn’t feel like leaving anymore.

They suddenly felt that perhaps cooperating with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

As for those Sects clamoring to teach the Zilin Holy Land a lesson…

…once the Zilin Holy Land actually started cooperating with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, those people didn’t dare to utter a word.

Forget about attacking the Zilin Holy Land; they didn’t even dare to show their faces in its vicinity anymore.

Their voices calling for action against the Zilin Holy Land seemed to vanish without a trace in an instant.

However, even though their voices had vanished, the Zilin Holy Land had no intention of letting them off.

In these chaotic times, strength is the ultimate voice of authority.

If you have strength, then everything is negotiable.

But if you lack strength…

…then even your breathing might be considered wrong.

Furthermore, the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and the Zilin Holy Land both believed in the principle of seeking vengeance for every grievance.

These people were barking like dogs back then, and just because they stopped barking now, should one assume the dog is dead?

That was absolutely impossible.

Since they dared to clamor, then they would smash the other party’s dog mouths so they could never make a sound again!

Soon, the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and the Zilin Holy Land joined forces to launch an expedition against those Sects.

They were very much the type to hold a grudge.

Moreover, in this chaotic world, if someone barks wildly in front of you and you don’t punch them, they’ll likely bark even louder next time.

Did they really think the Zilin Holy Land had a good temper?

Thus, the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and the Zilin Holy Land quickly hit it off, deciding to show those Sects their might.

This show of force could also be considered a joint activity between the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and the Zilin Holy Land.

After all, the two Sects had just started cooperating and didn’t know each other well yet, their knowledge limited to legends.

To foster their relationship in the future, they needed to participate in activities together to build rapport.

The Zilin Holy Land first selected a Sect called the Qiandao Sect.

This Sect was backed by a power from the Barren Region.

This Sect had been the one shouting the most arrogantly before.

In truth, this Sect was merely a dog belonging to a certain City Lord of the Barren Region.

And now, it was time to teach it a lesson.

This move by the Ten Thousand Demon Sect was also to tell those fellows in the Barren Region: “I’ll hit your dog first, and you’re next!”

When the Disciples of the Zilin Holy Land and the Ten Thousand Demon Sect attacked…

…the people of that Sect were completely dumbfounded.

Because in less than three days, the Sect had been completely conquered.

Of course, Lin Xun and the others weren’t devils; they had no intention of going on a killing spree against the people of these Sects.

To them, what was the point of killing these people?

What they wanted were all the resources of this Sect!

After purging this Sect, many people became aware of the temperaments of the Zilin Holy Land and the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.

Hardly anyone dared to provoke the Zilin Holy Land or the Ten Thousand Demon Sect anymore.

Three months after the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and the Zilin Holy Land reached their agreement, Brother Lin and Jiang Qingshang returned to the Zilin Holy Land.

Not only that, but the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, along with the Zilin Holy Land, also sent invitations to the Medicine King Valley and Tianji City.

Hoping to form a new Alliance with them.

Quite a few people wanted to stop this Alliance from forming.

If this Alliance were to come together, a very powerful force would be built with Brother Lin at its core!

However, they consistently felt that this plan shouldn’t be successful.

After all, forces like Tianji City and the Medicine King Valley generally had no interaction with the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.

They only had some dealings with the Zilin Holy Land.

But as for whether they would actually cooperate with the Zilin Holy Land, that was not a certainty.

Yet, to their surprise, not long after the Zilin Holy Land sent out the invitations…

…Tianji City and the Medicine King Valley accepted the invitation from the Zilin Holy Land and the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.

Several forces formed an Alliance.

A new era thus began.