Wu Dong: I, Lin Langtian, will not play a supporting role

"Oh, move out of Beixuan Territory..."

When they heard Qingtan announce the Dark Court's punishment on them, the many leaders of the Nanhe Realm forces present were stunned. After a while, when they reacted, their expressions changed slightly.

Relief, shock, uneasiness, fear and other expressions appeared on their faces one after another, like a wonderful comic strip.

What made them feel relieved was that the referee army did not kill them all, thus avoiding the worst outcome like the Huoyun Sect.

However, the punishment of moving out of Beixuan Territory was difficult for many forces in Nanhe Realm present to accept, and some even resisted.

After all, they had worked hard for decades in the Nanhe Realm and had finally built up a foundation. If they moved out easily, whether they chose the neighboring East Xuan Territory, the distant West Xuan Territory, or even the South Xuan Territory, they would encounter unknown dangers and might even be in danger of being destroyed midway.

Therefore, even though the referee army had shown mercy in their punishment, the leaders of many forces present still couldn't help but look a little grim.

"Lord Qingtan, we have been rooted in the Nanhe Realm for a long time and have always been loyal to the Dark Palace. I wonder if you can forgive us. Moving out of the Beixuan Territory has really hurt our vitality."

In the crowd, an old man in a yellow robe bowed to Qingtan and pleaded.

As the saying goes, "A moving man lives, a moving tree dies." Although a force is made up of many people, they are deeply rooted in the local area like big trees. If they are easily moved, it will be equivalent to suffering a devastating blow.

As soon as he finished speaking, some people begged, "Yes, Sect Master Mo is right. Master Qingtan, please show some mercy and let us go. We promise that we have never participated in the rebellion of Huoyun Sect."

"Lord Qingtan is wise and allows us to stay in Nanhe Realm..."

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In the hall, pleading voices were heard one after another. It was obvious that the leaders of these forces did not want to leave the Nanhe Realm and move out of the Beixuan Territory.

If it were in the past, they would definitely not dare to negotiate and bargain with the Judgement Army. After all, the bloody reputation of the Dark Inquisition resounded throughout the Northern Xuan Territory.

But the person standing in front of them this time is the young Qingtan, who is not only of noble status, but also a naive girl who has just joined the Judgement Army not long ago. If they plead with her, maybe she will be soft-hearted and the situation will turn around.

Faced with the noisy pleading sounds in the living room, Qingtan frowned slightly, but then her pretty face suddenly turned cold, and she shouted in a cold voice.

"That's enough. I, the Judges Army, am here to inform you of the punishment, not to discuss it with you. If you don't want to move out of the Northern Xuan Territory, then you will all be considered accomplices of the Fire Cloud Sect and will be exterminated immediately!"

After he finished speaking, Qingtan's cold eyes swept across the entire audience. Although he only had the strength of a minor success in the Shengxuan realm, the sense of oppression he exuded made the leaders of all the forces present feel a chill in their hearts.

Only then did they realize that the trial-taker in front of them was the personal disciple favored by the Dark Temple's Lord Bo Xuandu, and naturally he would not be merciful.

Seeing this, Lin Langtian, who was standing by, pursed his lips slightly and looked at Qingtan deeply.

Qingtan is worthy of being Qingtan. He adapted to the Dark Inquisition so quickly. Here, there is no mercy, only blood. Otherwise, excessive mercy will become his fatal weakness.

If nothing unexpected happens, even without Lin Langtian's protection, Qingtan will gradually grow in the Judgement Army as in the original time and space, and then take charge of the Dark Court, and finally inherit Bo Xuan's position as Palace Master after his death.

"So, have you decided? Go or stay?" At this moment, in the center of the living room, Qingtan looked around and asked in a pretty and cold voice.

"Uh…"

After hearing what Qingtan said, the leaders of the forces present looked at each other in bewilderment. At this moment they no longer had any hope. The only options left for them were to go or to stay.

After thinking for a moment, everyone gritted their teeth and said in a concentrated voice: "We agree to move out of Beixuan Territory!"

If they do not move, they will be wiped out by the Judgement Army like the Huoyun Sect. Although moving out of the Beixuan Territory is also extremely risky, there is still a glimmer of hope, so the leaders of the forces present all know how to choose.

"Alas, my Divine Fist Sect has been based in the Nanhe Region for decades, but I never thought that one day I would have to move to a new place. It's really hard to predict the world..."

"Yeah, we were all screwed over by that old bastard Tang Lie. If it weren't for him, how could we have ended up like this..."

"Let's not talk about this now. Think about where to go after leaving Beixuan Territory..."

"Where else can we go? The closest to our Nanhe Realm is the East Xuan Territory. As for the West Xuan Territory, it's too far away, and the South Xuan Territory is even further away."

"Dongxuan Territory? It's a good place, but if I go there rashly, I will definitely be excluded or even suppressed by the local forces. It's a headache..."

"Who says it's not the case..."

………………

In the living room, the whispers of the leaders of many forces could be heard constantly. Although they were expelled from Beixuan Territory by the Judgement Army, no one dared to complain to the Palace of Darkness.

Firstly, the dominance of the Dark Temple in Beixuan Territory has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Secondly, they also know that the Judges have shown mercy, otherwise, with the strength of the Dark Tribunal, it would be no problem to destroy them all.

In the living room, Lin Langtian looked at the leaders of many forces with sad faces, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then found a suitable opportunity, coughed lightly, and attracted everyone's attention.

"Everyone, I know you are worried that after leaving Beixuan Territory, you will be lost in an unfamiliar place, or even be excluded and suppressed by local forces. I have a suggestion here. Do you want to listen?"

"Oh, what suggestions?" Hearing this, someone immediately asked curiously.

If it was just an ordinary person's advice, it would be fine, but they had all seen with their own eyes Lin Langtian's reputation and strength, and he was extraordinary, so everyone wanted to hear his advice.

Hearing this, Lin Langtian smiled slightly, and then said: "As the leaders of the forces in Nanhe Realm, you are all the leaders of a force. I believe you all know that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. If your forces want to enter new areas, unless you can give up some of your interests or your own strength is strong enough, you will inevitably encounter some troubles." Hearing Lin Langtian say this, everyone nodded in agreement. Except for those remote and sparsely populated areas, any place is xenophobic. After all, resources are limited, and local forces are obviously very exclusive when facing outsiders.

Facing this situation, there are only two solutions. One is to be strong enough to overwhelm the local tyrants. The other is to surrender to or rely on the local top forces and protect yourself by compromising.

"Mr. Lin, what you mean is that you want us to take refuge with a major force in the East Xuan Territory and get its protection?" someone said at this time.

Although they are the dominant force in the Nanhe Realm, they can only be regarded as a third-rate force in the Beixuan Territory, even inferior to the Huoyun Sect.

Therefore, even if they ran to the Dongxuan Territory, they obviously could not become a powerful dragon. In this case, it seemed that there was only the second way to go.

Thinking of this, many people suddenly looked unhappy. They were unfamiliar with the Dongxuan Region, so how could they find a reliable and powerful force to rely on? If they made a wrong choice, they might be swallowed up without leaving even a bone.

After all, this world is so cruel. There is never any so-called tenderness or affection, only naked intrigue and deception.

Seeing everyone considering the second option, Lin Langtian shook his head and chuckled, "Everyone, have you ever considered becoming a powerful dragon to overwhelm those local snakes?"

"Become a strong dragon yourself?"

Hearing this, everyone was startled, then looked at each other and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Lin, are you joking? I'm afraid our strength is not at an advantage in the East Xuan Region."

As one of the four major Xuan domains, although the East Xuan domain looks like the weakest one, it is still a huge region after all. There are many powerful forces in it, and there are eight super sects in charge. These third-rate forces can only barely get on the stage. How can they be considered a powerful dragon, and how can they suppress the local snakes?

“Haha, a single force alone won’t do, but what if you all unite? This alliance brings together all the powerful forces in the Nanhe Realm. It not only has enormous strength, but can also protect the rights and interests of its members.

As the saying goes, when one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer. To put it bluntly, any individual force here is nothing in the Northern Xuan Region or the Eastern Xuan Region. It is just a slightly larger grasshopper. To the real strong ones, it is not worth mentioning at all.

But if the twenty or thirty forces in the South River Realm unite, this huge power can be regarded as second-rate even in the entire North Xuan Territory. After the establishment of this alliance, the forces present will move to the East Xuan Territory and there will be sufficient security guarantees. "Lin Langtian smiled slightly and said.

Unlike other regions, the Dark Temple is the only dominant force in the Northern Xuan Region, unlike the Eastern Xuan Region or the Western Xuan Region where there are many warlords fighting for power.

Therefore, under the super suppression of the Dark Temple, there are no other powerful forces in the Beixuan Territory. On the contrary, scattered small forces are as numerous as stars.

In a remote Nanhe Realm like this, there are twenty or thirty forces with powerful people in the Shengxuan Realm. If they were all gathered together, one can imagine how considerable a force this would be.

You should know that even the head of the Yuan Sect or the hall master of the Dao Sect only possesses the strength of a small or large success in the Shengxuan Realm. Looking at the entire living room, there are as many as twenty or thirty such strong men.

"Establishing an alliance..."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. No one expected that Lin Langtian would actually make this suggestion, which reminded them of Tang Lie.

Tang Lie had invited them in the first place in order to annex and win them over, so as to merge them into a large force and go to the East Xuan Territory to expand the territory and avoid being oppressed by the Palace of Darkness.

However, Tang Lie did not expect that the Judgement Army would be so fast. Not only did they destroy the Huoyun Sect, but they also completely extinguished his dream of becoming a hero.

What was even more unexpected to the leaders of many forces present was that even though Tang Lie had been arrested, his ideas were now brought up again.

“Establishing an alliance is good, but there are so many forces in our Nanhe Realm, and the people’s hearts are confused. Without a backbone, how should we act? And apart from Tang...Ni, I’m afraid there is no other person in Nanhe Realm who can command the support of the people.” The old man in yellow robe pondered for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

Lin Langtian’s proposal was indeed good. After all, the union of twenty or thirty forces in Nanhe Realm would form a very large alliance.

But if an alliance wants to survive, it must have a backbone, a mainstay. In the past, Tang Lie of the Huoyun Sect could fully play this role.

But now that the Huoyun Sect has been destroyed and Tang Lie is about to be escorted to the headquarters of the Dark Temple, there are almost no suitable candidates.

To this, everyone nodded in agreement. A snake cannot survive without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings. Without a leader, even if an alliance is formed, it will sooner or later fall apart due to internal friction.

"Haha, it's not easy to find a leader of the alliance. As the saying goes, something far away is sometimes close at hand. I, Lin Langtian, would like to recommend myself. What do you think?" At this time, Lin Langtian smiled faintly, and then said confidently.

As soon as Lin Langtian finished speaking, the hall fell silent. Everyone looked at Lin Langtian in surprise. They obviously didn't expect that Lin Langtian would be interested in the Nanhejie Alliance.

After all, Lin Langtian's current identity is Qingtan's shadow guard. If Qingtan can become the master of the Dark Palace in the future, Lin Langtian's identity will be even more noble. How could he look down on their second-rate alliance?

“I believe you all know me a little bit. I am from the Eastern Xuan Territory, not the Northern Xuan Territory. Qingtan is my sister, and I am her shadow guard only for the convenience of protecting her. Therefore, I will not stay in the Dark Palace to develop.

So if you all believe me, I am willing to protect your interests, and even one day, develop the Nanhejie Alliance into one of the most powerful forces in the Dongxuan Territory. "As if seeing the doubts of the crowd, Lin Langtian chuckled.

Hearing Lin Langtian's words, the leaders of many forces present were stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed excitement. If Lin Langtian was really willing to take on the role of leader of this alliance, he would indeed be a very suitable candidate.

In terms of strength, Lin Langtian defeated the Blood Puppet at Half-Step Profound Death Realm at such a young age, and almost everyone was convinced. In terms of background, Lin Langtian was the elder brother of Qingtan, the future palace master, and had a strong backing.

"Haha, I wonder what we will have to pay if we join the alliance?" The old man in yellow robe smiled, then looked at Lin Langtian and asked politely.

"Anyone who joins the alliance cannot regard themselves as a member of their original power in the future, but must regard the alliance as a whole and safeguard all its interests." Lin Langtian said lightly. His words sounded simple, but to achieve them, it would require a lot of effort.

Hearing Lin Langtian's casual words, the old man in yellow robe and others were slightly startled, and then showed hesitation.

Naturally, they could also hear some meaning. If they joined the alliance, their original power would no longer exist. They would have to focus on the new alliance and devote everything to it.

In this regard, Lin Langtian would never give in. After all, he wanted a strong force, not a pile of loose sand! (End of this chapter)