In a grand hall atop the floating immortal mountain of Jade Void Palace, the Palace Lord and over a dozen Immortal Lords were gathered.
Zhang Yi, as the Peak Master of Morality Peak, was fortunate enough to attend the meeting as an Heavenly Immortal.
"Currently, the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Purple Phoenix Palace are at each other's throats. Although this matter doesn't directly concern us, as we all reside in the Jun Tian Realm, there are bound to be many connections."
At the head of the hall, the Jade Void Palace Lord began by stating the purpose of the gathering.
"You are all the pillars of my Jade Void Palace. What are your thoughts?"
"Excellent! It would be best if these two factions wiped each other out!" Immortal Lord Bing Huo immediately exclaimed with a clap.
"Not long ago, these two demon forces were eyeing us covetously. How did they suddenly start fighting amongst themselves? Could there be a trick involved?"
Immortal Lord Kui Shui felt a sense of unease, finding the rapid turn of events to be rather sudden.
"I also find it strange. These two demon factions usually act as close as family. How did they suddenly fall out?"
The newly appointed Immortal Lord Yi Mu also expressed his confusion.
The Jun Tian Realm was jointly opened by human and demon powerhouses, and it housed four major forces. Jade Void Palace and Qian Kun Palace belonged to the human race, while Heavenly Demon Palace and Purple Phoenix Palace belonged to the demon race.
Normally, these four forces, the two human and two demon factions, maintained a subtle mode of confrontation within cooperation.
"In any case, neither of them is good. Let them fight."
"Regarding the reason for their falling out, I do have some information."
At this moment, Immortal Lord Duo Mu, who was in charge of intelligence, spoke up.
"Old man Duo Mu, don't keep us in suspense. Tell us."
Immortal Lord Duo Mu stroked his beard and said,
"The grievances between these two factions have been brewing for many years. The main reason is still the search for Xiao Fei, and for the Creation Jade Disk..."
Jade Void Palace also had its own intelligence network and was generally aware of the development of the conflict between these two factions.
However, they were unaware of the methods used by Huang Fei Fei in her behind-the-scenes manipulation.
Therefore, after Immortal Lord Duo Mu finished speaking, everyone still found the matter somewhat bizarre.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
The way important figures made their entrances often had a similar pattern.
At this moment, the Jade Void Palace Lord coughed appropriately, drawing everyone's attention.
"As far as I know, in the future, the demon race and the demon race should form an alliance to jointly deal with our human race."
The Palace Lord's statement shocked the entire hall. If the demon and devil races were to join forces, it would spell doom for humanity.
"Palace Lord, is this true?"
"It should not be wrong, highly likely! The news came from above."
The Jade Void Palace Lord said this, pointing a finger upwards. The others immediately understood and asked no further questions.
Following this, the various Immortal Lords offered their opinions, which generally leaned towards observing the conflict from the sidelines.
Zhang Yi, knowing his own limitations, remained silent throughout, listening to everyone's statements.
At this point, the Jade Void Palace Lord shifted his gaze to him.
"Zhang Yi, you are also a Peak Master. Share your thoughts? Don't be reserved, just speak your mind."
This immediately left Zhang Yi unsure how to respond.
He, Zhang Yi, was a paragon of morality in the entire immortal realm. Engaging in self-serving schemes and underhanded tactics was not something he could easily voice.
However, there were no outsiders present, and the dozen or so individuals in the hall were all high-ranking officials of Jade Void Palace.
Using his usual rhetoric for deceiving lower-level disciples in front of them would appear foolish.
After much deliberation, he finally said,
"War is ultimately not a good thing. It harms many innocents. If possible, we should still try to dissuade them!"
As Zhang Yi spoke, the more than a dozen people in the hall frowned deeply.
They had analyzed the pros and cons so thoroughly, yet Zhang Yi still uttered such pedantic words.
They couldn't tell if he was too immersed in his role or simply too hypocritical.
If it weren't for his status as a moral exemplar and the Peak Master of Morality Peak, the assembled crowd would have already interrupted him.
Now, they could only focus their attention inward, patiently waiting for Zhang Yi to finish speaking.
"But now that the two major factions are at loggerheads, our dissuasion will surely be of no use.
Furthermore, given the countless millennia of friendship between Jade Void Palace, Heavenly Demon Palace, and Purple Phoenix Palace, as friends, it wouldn't be right for us to sit by and watch indifferently, would it?
Alas! This matter is indeed quite difficult!"
As Zhang Yi finished speaking, the somewhat hot-tempered Immortal Lord Bing Huo could no longer contain himself and raised his hand to stop Zhang Yi from continuing his pedantic pronouncements.
"As I said earlier, the demon race and the devil race are about to form an alliance, and will no longer be our friends."
Zhang Yi cupped his hands towards Immortal Lord Bing Huo and continued,
"Immortal Lord, your words are mistaken. As the saying goes, a gentleman judges actions, not intentions.
Perhaps the demon race intends to ally with the devil race, but they have not yet shown it.
The human race and the demon race have had countless millennia of friendship. We cannot betray this friendship in advance based on mere rumors, can we?
My principle in life is, rather than the world betray me, I will never betray the world."
The many experts in the hall were all old foxes of countless years, their dispositions steady and resolute.
Yet, upon hearing Zhang Yi's words at this moment, they almost vomited blood from suppressed anger.
They truly regretted allowing Zhang Yi to attend the meeting.
Zhang Yi, however, seemed oblivious to their expressions and continued,
"Both Heavenly Demon Palace and Purple Phoenix Palace are our friends. Now that they are about to fight, we absolutely cannot stand idly by.
I believe that while Jade Void Palace cannot directly intervene, we can mobilize resources to provide assistance.
For instance, various healing immortal pills, immortal brews to restore strength, and all sorts of immortal artifacts for combat can be sold to our old friends at a low price. We absolutely must not let our friends feel disheartened."
"Pfft! ... Cough, cough, cough!"
Immortal Lord Bing Huo, who had been drinking tea, could no longer hold back and spat it out, even choking himself.
Zhang Yi's turn was too sharp, it broke his back.
Even at this moment, the dozen or so people in the hall still couldn't figure out if Zhang Yi was hypocritical or foolish.
Two people are fighting in front of you, and you speak of righteousness and morality, saying you cannot bear to see it, and that you want to help your friends.
Then, you hand both of them two knives!
Is that considered helping?
Indeed, those who speak of righteousness and morality are the most dangerous!
With Zhang Yi's reminder, Immortal Lord Bing Huo slapped his forehead and gave Zhang Yi a thumbs-up.
"That's right! We can sell weapons to both factions and seize the opportunity to get rich. You, the Peak Master of Morality, are the most insidious!"
"No, no, no! Immortal Lord Bing Huo misunderstands. My intentions are pure; I only wish to help my friends!"
The Jade Void Palace Lord smiled, feeling that this disciple was not bad either, and raised his hand to stop Immortal Lord Bing Huo.
"Everyone, please don't make things difficult for him. As the Peak Master of Morality, he is a moral exemplar for the entire immortal realm. We must be mindful of his image!"
"I do have an idea. We should contact Qian Kun Palace..."