Inside a quiet room, two old men sat facing each other in silence. Both had solemn expressions, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere within the room.

If anyone familiar with the higher echelons of the Temple Alliance were present, they would undoubtedly be astonished to recognize the two figures before them as pivotal figures within the Alliance: the two Great Temple Masters of the Knight Temple, Yang Haohan and Long Tianyin.

Yang Haohan was not only the Temple Master of the Knight Temple, but also the Alliance Master of the Temple Alliance. Of course, his tenure as Alliance Master would conclude with the commencement of the current Grand Temple Competition.

According to Alliance regulations, the Alliance Master could not serve consecutive terms, meaning that Yang Haohan would inevitably step down as Alliance Master in this session.

“Brother Long, this time, I can only rely on you. Alas…” Yang Haohan sighed deeply, his expression somewhat forlorn.

Long Tianyin frowned deeply. “This session’s situation may have some changes! I fear that our Knight Temple…”

Yang Haohan naturally knew what he was about to say, and gave a bitter smile. “What else can we do? In the last decade, the Knight Temple has seen the most outstanding young talents emerge, but it has also suffered the greatest losses in that Holy War. Although Xingyu has returned, for some reason, he refuses to leave the Dragon Restraining Pass, unwilling to participate in this session’s Grand Competition. I can only trouble you.”

Long Tianyin snorted coldly. “Don’t mention that unfilial thing. Always with that gloomy face, no one knows what he’s thinking.”

Yang Haohan consoled, “Don’t blame Xingyu. Hao Chen has been missing for so long, how can he not be worried?” Mentioning the name Hao Chen, both powerful Divine Knights fell silent.

Indeed! It had been over four years since Long Haochen had left the Dragon Restraining Pass with Han Yu and disappeared. Their last appearance was in the Soul Temple, and since then, there had been no news. For this matter, both Long Tianyin and Yang Haohan had personally visited the Soul Temple to inquire.

Long Tianyin slammed his fist on the table in front of him, filled with regret. “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have agreed to let him reorganize the Demon Hunt Squad. If he had stayed in the Dragon Restraining Pass, how could we be in such a passive position now? He had already broken through to the eighth rank more than four years ago. With these four years, even the ninth rank wouldn’t be impossible! He’s the Son of Light, blessed by the Divine. Even if his cultivation is weaker, if he could gain the approval of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, he would surely shine brightly in this Grand Temple Competition. How could we two old men be struggling here?”

Yang Haohan’s expression dimmed. “This matter started because of Wenzhao. If it weren’t to save Wenzhao, they wouldn’t have disappeared. We’ve exhausted every method to inquire about news, but have never found anything. But I still don’t believe they would really be harmed by the demons.”

Long Tianyin’s eyes showed a deep sadness. “Who would want to believe it? The most outstanding young talents of our Knight Temple have disappeared. We’re now at a time of transition. Recently, Li Zhengzhi has clearly stated in the Alliance Assembly that he supports reorganizing the Six Great Temples, ending the Alliance’s loose alliance, to more closely combine and establish an alliance-style country. This is clearly a provocation to us! Isn’t he just trying to be the first Alliance Master of this new Alliance?”

Yang Haohan said, “Li Zhengzhi does have the strength. But his personality is too gloomy and stubborn. Although he’s amiable on the surface, he’s extremely arrogant at heart. With his personality, it wouldn’t be fortunate if he were to rule the new Alliance. But now, it’s probably very difficult for us to stop him. Unless those senior Title Demon Hunters take action.”

Long Tianyin shook his head. “That’s impossible. Those seniors have clearly stated that they will only appear as judges in this session of the Grand Competition. They won’t participate in the competition again. Li Zhengzhi, hmph, this old man wants to see how much he’s improved in these ten years. Whether he can pass my test.”

As the saying goes, the old tiger still has its might. As soon as these words were spoken, Long Tianyin’s body burst forth with a strong fighting spirit.

Yang Haohan said, “No matter who the final Alliance Master is, the establishment of the new Alliance is imminent. The Holy War more than four years ago brought us great losses, but it also showed us a glimmer of hope. If the Alliance can have a unified voice and allocate all resources in a unified manner, then I believe that before long, we can launch a counterattack against the demons.”

Long Tianyin nodded and said, “I met with Sheng Yue yesterday. The Assassin Temple has expressed clear support for us. I’ve also spoken with Qiu Yonghao from the Warrior Temple, but they’ve always been on good terms with the Mage Temple, so I don’t think the opportunity is great. The Priest Temple has always been neutral. Now, the attitude of the Soul Temple is the most important. If they can also support us, then our chances will greatly increase.”

Yang Haohan said, “In terms of supporters, I don’t think we need to worry too much. After all, we’ve ruled the Alliance for so many years. Our degree of recognition won’t be weaker than that of the Mage Temple. The key now is the result of the Grand Competition. This is very important. Fighting against the demons inevitably means colliding with the Demon God Emperor. Strength will become the most important factor in determining the distribution of power after the establishment of the new Alliance. Li Zhengzhi is exceptionally talented, and he has been forbearing all these years. In the Grand Temple Competition ten years ago, he clearly held back. Obviously, he didn’t have absolute confidence at that time. This session, he’s obviously much more high-profile, and he’s determined to win! Old Long, you can’t be careless. After all, Li Zhengzhi has the advantage of youth. I think his inner spiritual power has probably broken through 200,000, and may even be higher.”

Long Tianyin said, “In any case, we have to try and fight it out. It won’t be so easy for him to defeat me.”

Yang Haohan said, “In three days, the Grand Temple Competition will begin. Let’s go, I need to call the elders of our Knight Temple to a meeting to unify our thinking.”

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“Yeah.” Long Tianyin nodded. The two powerhouses stood up at the same time and walked outwards.

Just then, a forceful voice came from outside, “Reporting to the Alliance Master, someone is seeking an audience.”

“Hmm?” Yang Haohan frowned slightly and said, “Who is it?”

“He didn’t say, he just asked me to hand over something to you.” The voice outside replied.

Yang Haohan opened the door and walked out. Outside, a middle-aged knight in Mithril Foundation Armor stood respectfully, holding a token in his hands.

Long Tianyin waved his sleeve, and the token flew towards them. Yang Haohan raised his hand and let the token land on his hand. The gazes of the two Divine Knights also fell on the token at the same time.

What shocked the Mithril Foundation Knight was that when the eyes of the two Divine Knights were all focused on the token, their bodies shook violently at the same time, and their expressions changed drastically.

Subconsciously exchanging a glance, Yang Haohan and Long Tianyin shouted almost in unison to the Mithril Foundation Knight, “Where is the person holding the token?”

…Temple Alliance headquarters, quiet room belonging to the Mage Temple.

The short and stout Li Zhengzhi sat silently in the center of the quiet room, a faint layer of green light steadily enveloping his body. The green light emitted a distinct metallic luster, clearly the spirit aura form. Moreover, it looked completely like a solid light shield, without any illusionary changes.

Letting out a breath, Li Zhengzhi slowly opened his eyes, and two streams of cyan lightning-like light suddenly shot out from his eyes, directly stabbing at the spirit aura in front of him.

“Ding–” The spirit aura shield trembled slightly. In the next instant, it immediately transformed into countless cyan light spots, floating in mid-air. Li Zhengzhi opened his mouth and took a deep breath. Immediately, all these cyan light spots were absorbed into his body and disappeared.

“Reporting to the Temple Master, the elders have all arrived.” A respectful voice came from outside.

“Hmm.” Li Zhengzhi responded. His body slowly floated up, his feet landed, and he walked slowly out of the quiet room.

A middle-aged man in a cyan robe waited quietly outside. Seeing Li Zhengzhi come out, he led the way in front.

The Saint Alliance headquarters was divided into six major areas according to different temples, and the Mage Temple naturally had its own part. Passing through two corridors, the middle-aged mage led Li Zhengzhi to a luxuriously decorated conference room.

Although the Mage Temple was inferior to the Knight Temple in terms of status, when it came to wealth, no temple in the entire Temple Alliance could compare to the Mage Temple.

Seeing Li Zhengzhi arrive, everyone in the conference room stood up.

Li Zhengzhi moved his body slightly. In the next moment, he had already arrived at the front seat of the conference room.

At this time, there were about fifty people in the entire conference room. Although this was just a simple conference room, if outsiders came here, they would be shocked to find that the concentration of magical elements in this conference room was at least ten times higher than the outside world. Just simple breathing would have a sticky feeling. Without a doubt, the rich magical elements were naturally brought by the people in the conference room.

More than 80 percent of the mages who could sit here had white hair and beards. They were obviously already waiting here, waiting for Li Zhengzhi to come and preside over the meeting.

From this point, it could also be seen that Li Zhengzhi’s position in the Mage Temple. When other temples convened similar meetings, the Temple Master would generally not be the last to arrive, out of respect for the elders of their temple. And Li Zhengzhi was obviously the last to arrive. In addition to his own temper, the most important thing was naturally his control over the Mage Temple.

Li Zhengzhi’s gaze swept over everyone present, and he said in a deep voice: “Dear elders, the Grand Temple Competition is about to begin. According to reliable sources, Long Tianyin will be participating for the Knight Temple this time. The Knight Temple has always supported the establishment of a new alliance, and with our encouragement this time, it is basically a done deal. I have always disagreed with establishing a new alliance to integrate the power of the Six Great Temples, not because I don’t see the advantages of the new alliance, but because our Mage Temple does not yet have the power to lead. But the situation in this session of the Grand Temple Competition is different.”

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