Ling Xiyuan returned the greeting with a smile, her expression open and honest: “The Cangming Clan Head has insightful vision and a keen understanding of the situation. He truly deserves to be a top figure who has ruled Cangming for tens of thousands of years.”
Our two clans have never had any enmity or conflict of interest. Now, in these chaotic times, joining forces and forming a secret alliance is indeed a win-win strategy.
Without much pleasantries or small talk, the two got straight to the point, finalizing all the details of their cooperation on the spot. They signed a secret covenant, swore an oath with blood, and used Daoist principles as proof, thus establishing their alliance.
The terms of the alliance are clear, the responsibilities and rights are well-defined, and the agreements are mutually beneficial.
Firstly, the Cangming family will remain permanently neutral and will never participate in any campaigns, sieges, or spying operations against the Lingxi family or Young Master David. They will completely shield the Silu and Xuanqiu forces and prevent any hostile infiltration.
Secondly, Cangming will open the three ancient top-level secret realms, namely [Cangming Ancient Abyss], [Wanxi Secret Realm], and [Bishui Spirit Ruins], free of charge, and entrust them entirely to the Lingxi family for exploration and development. All spiritual herbs, spiritual materials, primordial crystals, and ancient opportunities produced by the secret realms will belong entirely to Lingxi, and Cangming will not take a single penny.
Thirdly, all intelligence, spies in the sea, and patrols in the water system of the entire Cangming territory are open to Lingxi, secretly assisting her in shielding her from external enemies, blocking information, and investigating spies;
Fourth, the Lingxi family has long provided Cangming with a stable and free supply of top-grade spiritual pills, covering various high-level pills for strengthening the body, healing injuries, breaking through barriers, and cleansing toxins.
To help the entire Cangming clan break through cultivation barriers, hone their foundation, and enhance their overall strength;
Fifth, this alliance is a secret alliance and a private agreement, which neither party may disclose to the outside world. On the surface, they will maintain an ordinary neighborly relationship, not interfering in each other’s internal affairs, while secretly helping each other, sharing resources, sharing risks, and sharing benefits.
I swear by blood, imprinted with the essence of Tao, with heaven and earth as my witness, I will never regret it.
A secret alliance was quietly formed, completely rewriting the current confrontation between the heavens.
The Lingxi family, which had been deliberately isolated and surrounded by Si Lu, suddenly broke the deadlock. With the Cangming family, one of the seven major families, secretly supporting them, they had a solid ally and a way out.
Meanwhile, the Cangming family, with the help of Lingxi’s new alchemy resources, completely broke through the cultivation shackles that had lasted for tens of thousands of years, ushering in an opportunity for the family’s rebirth.
Both sides get what they need, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, tacitly lie low and secretly accumulate strength, waiting for the chaos to rise and the landscape to be reshaped.
After the meeting, the two tycoons quietly dispersed and returned to their respective families.
They kept a tight rein on themselves and maintained a normal, distant neighborly demeanor, thus evading the detection and surveillance of all forces in the heavens.
Upon returning to Lingxi Residence, Lingxi Yuan immediately reported to David in secret, detailing all the aspects of the Cangming Alliance, the opening of the secret realm, and the exchange of pills.
Upon hearing this, David’s eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes: “Well done.”
“In chaotic times, the game is never about bravery and head-on confrontation, but about assessing the situation, forming alliances, and advancing step by step.”
“The secret submission of Cangming and the opening of three ancient secret realms are enough to multiply my Lingxi’s foundation several times over, allowing me to continue accumulating strength and steadily break through.”
David’s cultivation is now stable at the fifth rank of the Great Luo realm. His foundation is perfect, his combat power is heaven-defying, and he has the support of the entire Lingxi Pill Clan behind him. He also has the secret alliance and assistance of the Cangming Clan. His trump cards are stacked up layer by layer, and his foundation is becoming more and more profound.
On the surface, public opinion is in a standoff, the judicial system is isolated and helpless, and they are caught in a dilemma, with no one daring to truly start a war;
Behind the scenes, David steadily rose to power, his influence continued to expand, allies quietly gathered, and his trump cards continued to accumulate.
The old order of the heavens is slowly collapsing, and a new order is quietly taking shape under David’s careful planning and preparation.