On the top of the barren mountain, after experiencing a life-and-death ordeal, the five remaining masters all fell silent.
They guarded Fury, who was unconscious on the ground, and no one spoke.
On the other hand, He Shouwei looked at the place where countless space cracks were created by the collapse of the small world. He recalled the previous critical moment and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
If Gu Haoran hadn't brought them out, they would have perished into nothingness together with the small world like Wan Yan.
Yes.
The remaining five masters knew very well that Wan Yan was not dead, he was just seriously injured and still hanging on.
However, at that juncture, no one took the initiative to mention Wan Yan, who did not know whether he was alive or dead, and no one was willing to take risks for him.
After all, Gu Haoran promised to take them away, but he did not promise to save their lives.
Under the circumstance that they could only take away two people at a time, everyone chose to remain silent and allowed Wan Yan to stay in that small world. This was actually acknowledging that he was dead.
"What do we do now?"
The grandmaster of the Xue family came back to his senses and looked at He Shouwei.
The He family is the first aristocratic family in Linzhou and is also the leader of this operation. Now that everything has settled, each family has suffered heavy losses. The entire army of immortal warriors who were traveling with them were wiped out. Even if they did not die in the hands of those puppet armors, they have been turned into nothingness with the collapse of the small world, and even Qu died. Dear, these two masters are Wan Yan. Now it seems that the combat strength of the entire Linzhou family will be greatly reduced with today's disaster.
The seven aristocratic families present this time are all the top wealthy families in Linzhou. They have suffered such a heavy loss, and the structure of Linzhou aristocratic families will cause a major earthquake.
Among the people present, the He family also lost a grandmaster. It seemed like a heavy loss. But in fact, He Shouzhong's death was not a bad thing for the He family. On the contrary, it was more conducive to He Shouwei's unification of the family's strength. From then on, the He family From now on, he will be the only voice left. To a certain extent, the He family is the family that has best preserved its strength in this disaster.
"Now that the Divine Cult has gotten what they want, this is the best time to draw a clear line with them. The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation in Linzhou. Before the Divine Cult takes action against us, Qian We must not allow chaos within Linzhou."
He Shouwei pondered for a moment and immediately came to a conclusion.
The most important thing for them at this moment is actually to stabilize their family's status. You must know that this time, in order to compete for resource interests and ensure that everything is foolproof, each family has brought most of the elites in the clan, that is, those warriors in the immortal realm.
No matter how powerful a family is, losing so many immortal warriors at once will cause internal turmoil. Disharmonious voices within the family and pressure from the outside are all consequences they must face.
What's more, this time everyone came to visit the small world, but they didn't get enough resources at all. Even if some treasures of heaven and earth are discovered along the way, the value of those things is nothing compared to the losses.
He Shouwei's words caused several people to think deeply.
In the end, Xiang Hongyu took the lead and said: "Previously, in the small world, for the sake of our own lives, we chose to work together and reached a temporary alliance. Although we have escaped the danger now, in comparison, the next situation is the real crisis. If we are not careful, not only ourselves, but also the family forces behind us may suffer disaster."
"So, we might as well stay in alliance and find a way to get through this difficulty."
"I have no opinion."
After hearing what Xiang Hongyu said, the grandmaster of the Xue family was the first to express his stance.
The other two people hesitated for a while.
Their family's strength is much weaker than that of the Xue family, let alone compared to the Xiang family and the He family. But because of this, they brought the fewest immortal warriors, and the losses they suffered were not particularly serious. Even if they did not join this 'alliance', the Linzhou Family Earthquake might not be able to affect them.
But after hesitating for a moment, the two masters still expressed their willingness to continue joining forces.
As the saying goes, wealth can be obtained through danger. They dare to join the divine religion and get involved in this kind of thing, naturally for profit. I thought I could get enough resources from the Tianren Cave Mansion, but not only did I get nothing, but I also lost several elite members of the family. Now that the Tianren Cave Mansion has been destroyed, everything has become a dream. Instead of going back empty-handed, I still have to go back. It is better to form an alliance with these people. If we can use their strength to expand the family's power, it will be a worthwhile trip.
However, He Shouwei did not speak for a long time.
Xiang Hongyu glanced at him and said, "Master He, what worries do you have?"
After all, the He family is still the number one family in Linzhou. If He Shouwei doesn't take a stand, their alliance will be in name only.
Judging from the background of the He family, losing He Shouzhong, a strong master, will hurt for a while, but it will definitely not break the bones. Moreover, everyone can see He Shou's ambition. Gotta come out.
A ruthless man who would not hesitate to kill his biological brother in exchange for the unification of power and the stability of the family, it is impossible for him to let go of any opportunity to increase his own strength.
This strength is multifaceted, not just in the realm of martial arts. For the head of an aristocratic family, the strength of the family can sometimes represent his own strength.
In other words, the He family is indeed in a crisis, but it may not be an opportunity.
If it can be taken advantage of, He Jialin State's number one position will not only be more stable, but it may even take a step forward. Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, He Shouwei cannot let go of this opportunity.
"There is nothing wrong with the alliance, but the biggest problem right now is how to deal with the forces of the Qu family and the Wan family."
He Shouwei raised his head and glanced at everyone, his tone was calm, but it made several people feel cold, "These two families are also considered powerful families in Linzhou, and they control a lot of resources. Now Qu Zun and Wan Yan are dead, and they have lost We have killed many immortal elites, and if we can swallow their power, it will be of great benefit to us."
Xiang Hongyu's face changed slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but the other three didn't speak. After hesitating for a while, he swallowed what he was about to say.
The other three simply fell silent.
Forget it about Qu Zun, Wan Yan had joined forces with He Shouwei before, and He Shouwei abandoned Wan Yan and Xiang Hongyu to escape at the critical moment, causing Wan Yan to be severely injured by He Shouzhong, and thus died. Now that He Shouwei was able to speak calmly and calmly about carving up the power of the Qu Jia and Wan Jia, it really made everyone present feel a little chilled.
However, they had no reason to stop him. No matter how greedy He Shouwei was, he could not monopolize the power of these two families. In the face of interests, that little favor is meaningless at all.
Seeing that no one had any objections, He Shouwei's eyes flashed slightly and he said calmly: "In that case, let's form an alliance for the time being. With the power of the Qu family and the Wan family, even if other families know our true situation, they will not Dare to take action rashly."
Once they embezzle the Qu and Wan families, they will not only be able to make up for the losses in developing Tianren Cave, but they can even obtain a large amount of resources.
The heritage of aristocratic families should not be underestimated, especially those such as Qu and Wan, who have been entrenched in Linzhou for countless years. Now that they have lost the heads of the two families and half of their elites, it would be extremely easy for the five families present to join forces and destroy them in one fell swoop.
As a result, the fate of the two major families in Linzhou was decided in this somewhat taciturn conversation.
Xiang Hongyu took a deep look at He Shouwei, with a hint of fear hidden in his eyes.
Why can he treat the Qu family and the Wan family like this today? There is no guarantee that he will not treat the Xiang family like this in the future.
Thinking of this, Xiang Hongyu even began to feel that he might have made a mistake in choosing to cooperate with He Shouwei.