“After hearing Long Tianyin’s words, many people were moved. Long Xingyu, standing beside him, nodded repeatedly and said in a deep voice, ‘I agree with Temple Master Long’s opinion. This matter cannot be taken lightly. There are too many unpredictable dangers. I also believe that we shouldn’t easily use the power of the Eternal Heroes.'”

The statements of these two God-Blessed Knights immediately caused the council members present to sink into contemplation. Long Tianyin and Long Xingyu, father and son, held lofty positions and exerted great influence within the Knights’ Temple. Although Yang Haohan had served as the Alliance Master of the Temples’ Alliance, he was primarily based at the Alliance headquarters. The Yulong Pass within the Knights’ Temple had always been under the command of Long Tianyin and his son. Their words had a considerable influence on the council members from other temples.

Li Zhengzhi said, “I think this matter is feasible. The Spirit Transference Scroll used in the past had a limitation: resurrected undead powerhouses could only survive for a thousand years. Now, more than six thousand years have passed. In each generation, the six Temple Masters would pay their respects to these Eternal Heroes. From them, we learned that the Eternal Heroes had extended their undead lives by entering a state of slumber. However, about forty years ago, when they last sent a message, they said that their time was running out. They would sleep forever in at most fifty years, never to awaken again. At that time, they suggested that if the Alliance needed them, they were willing to dedicate their last bit of remaining energy before falling into eternal slumber. In other words, even if we don’t rely on the Eternal Heroes, they can only live for less than ten years at most. Therefore, I agree with Temple Master Yang’s suggestion. The Eternal Heroes are completely trustworthy. As for how to utilize their power, I believe we can always find a way to conceal it. Their numbers are also not large. I believe these Eternal Heroes can play a decisive role on the battlefield.”

“I have doubts,” said Ling Xiao. As the Temple Master of the Priest Temple, he held the greatest hatred for undead creatures. He said in a deep voice, “I agree with Lao Yang bringing up this matter, but I don’t approve of using their power. Undead are undead. Everyone, think about how undead creatures survive. They need to rely on dark forces, dealing with corpses, darkness, and all kinds of evil auras. Although these Eternal Heroes are our predecessors and have made great contributions to humanity, they have been undead for thousands of years. The two Temple Masters Long said it well. If something goes wrong, it could lead to irreversible catastrophe for the Federation.”

Listening to Ling Xiao’s words, Yang Haohan frowned. He knew that bringing up this matter would cause controversy, but he didn’t expect the controversy to be so intense. Ling Xiao’s opposition was within his expectations, but the strong opposition from Long Tianyin and Long Xingyu, father and son, surprised him. He originally thought that even if Long Tianyin and his son didn’t support it, they wouldn’t be too opposed. But who knew that they would be the first to speak out against it.

Long Tianyin and Long Xingyu’s opinions were very important because they were Long Haochen’s relatives. Their attitude might affect Long Haochen, who was the Chairman of the Federation.

Perhaps Long Haochen’s influence in the entire Federation couldn’t compare to the veteran powerhouses like the six Temple Masters. However, in today’s meeting, he could at least influence everyone in the Dawn of Light Hunter Group! In addition to him, as the Chairman of the Federation, there were also Cai’er, Chen Ying’er, and Wang Yuanyuan, the three Vice Chairmen. Perhaps their prestige wasn’t high enough, but if the final decision was made by vote, the Dawn of Light Hunter Group accounted for nearly one-third of the votes. Therefore, whether Long Haochen supported this proposal was crucial.

At this time, Yang Haoyu, the Starry Sky Holy Knight, suddenly spoke. He coughed lightly, immediately attracting everyone’s attention. As the number one powerhouse in the Alliance, his attitude was also very important.

“Whether this matter is right or wrong, good or bad, none of us can conclude at this time. Discussing it is a good thing. However, I must remind you that this is no longer the Temples’ Alliance, but the Temples’ Federation. The current discussion is just that, but before the Chairman speaks, aren’t you going a bit too far?”

Yang Haoyu didn’t directly support Yang Haohan, nor did he express his attitude. Instead, he defended Long Haochen’s authority as the Chairman of the Federation. In fact, he was a little puzzled about what was going on with Long Haochen today. Long Haochen was always clever and able to control the scene. Today’s meeting was so important, so why would he, as the Chairman of the Federation, remain silent and just listen to everyone arguing?

After hearing Yang Haoyu’s words, Yang Haohan nodded and said, “That’s what I meant too. Let’s listen to the Chairman’s opinion first.”

Long Tianyin didn’t react much. In his heart, Long Haochen was his grandson no matter what. He genuinely opposed Yang Haohan’s proposal, or he wouldn’t have immediately refuted it regardless of their long-standing friendship.

Long Xingyu frowned slightly, wondering what he was thinking. Everyone’s eyes unconsciously focused on Long Haochen.

Long Haochen smiled calmly and said, “Since a new Federation has been established, any issue must ultimately be decided by everyone together. The final vote will represent the will of the majority. However, before more people express their views and vote, I would like to tell everyone a story. Temple Master Yang, does the Spirit Transference Scroll you mentioned earlier have the name of the creator?”

Yang Haohan was stunned. He didn’t expect Long Haochen to ask this question. He subconsciously shook his head and said, “The classics don’t record it. It’s only said that this Spirit Transference Scroll was probably made by that necromancer who caused great devastation to the continent. But no one knows why it was preserved. It might have been a trophy obtained by the Radiant Church when they defeated him.”

Long Haochen nodded and said, “Then, does anyone know the name of that necromancer?”

Long Tianyin frowned slightly and said, “Chairman, does saying this have any significance? Moreover, that necromancer was before the arrival of the Dark Age, at least more than six thousand five hundred years ago. There are very few records about him. It’s only certain that there was such a powerful and evil necromancer. There is almost no information about his specific situation.”

Long Haochen said, “So, no one knows? Okay, let me tell you.”

As he spoke, he slowly stood up. With a slight flash, he moved from behind the table to the front. The powerhouses sitting on the platform were surprised to find that in that instant, Long Haochen had actually traveled through space. Visually, it looked like he had directly passed through the table. But in reality, he had used an ability similar to instant teleportation.

“His strength has improved a lot!” Yang Haoyu couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Moreover, he found that he couldn’t see through the extent of Long Haochen’s cultivation now.

Long Haochen stood in front of the platform and said, “The necromancer who created the Spirit Transference Scroll, his name is Ilex, the one everyone saw in history as the one who brought great disaster to us humans before the Dark Age. He gave himself a nickname: Death Spiritual Saint God, Necromantic Disaster Ilex. If it weren’t for his existence, the disaster he caused to humanity, perhaps we wouldn’t have encountered such a devastating disaster when we first fought against the demons, and there wouldn’t have been this Dark Age of more than six thousand years.”

“But, necromancers are also cultivated by humans. I’ve never heard of any other creatures directly cultivating into necromancers, right? So, why did he attack humans and cause devastation?”

Ling Xiao, the Temple Master of the Priest Temple, subconsciously said, “Such necromancers must be evil by nature, aiming to destroy the world.”

Long Haochen smiled, “Temple Master Ling, preconceived notions are not good. If I tell everyone here that this extremely terrifying necromancer who once brought disaster to humanity was himself of the Light element, and that all of his necromantic magic was based on the Light element, would you believe it?”

“Impossible,” Long Tianyin, Long Xingyu, Ling Xiao, and even Yang Haoyu and Yang Haohan said in unison. They were all representatives of the Light element.

Long Haochen shook his head and said, “No. What I’m saying is the truth. Because this necromancer was not only a Light-elemental mage in the past, but also a Child of Light like me.”

As soon as he said this, the audience was in an uproar. For a moment, everyone looked at Long Haochen as if they were looking at a madman. Only the members of the Dawn of Light Hunter Group remained stable.

Long Tianyin suddenly stood up and said angrily, “Long Haochen, do you know what you’re saying? Are you defending that necromancer? And with this kind of impossible reason?”

Long Haochen looked at Long Tianyin with burning eyes, not giving in at all.

“Temple Master Long, reason is not about raising your voice. Please sit down first. Since I am the Chairman of the Federation, I hope that before I finish speaking, from now on, no one will interrupt me. Otherwise, I will have to ask him to leave.”

(To be continued)