“Well then, let’s start the discussion in earnest. As everyone has already heard, the Seventy-Two Strongholds of Lulin and the Changjiang Waterway Alliance have been confirmed to be under the Nine Celestial Demons Sect,” the Shaolin Temple’s Great Monk Gong Seon began. “Henceforth, the Seventy-Two Strongholds of Lulin and the Changjiang Waterway Alliance are to be known as common enemies of murim. If anyone has any opinion on how we should handle them, please speak freely.”

“Isn't it only natural for us to punish them?” the Hebei Peng Family’s Peng Woo-Cheol asked. His comment befitted the simple-minded and aggressive characteristics of the Hebei Peng Family.

“Of course, we will. However, we have to come up with a plan to deal with their forces, which are scattered throughout the Central Plains.”

“Do you perhaps have an idea in mind, Elder Zhuge?” Woo-Cheol asked. He had always thought none could best the Great Zhuge Family in a battle of intelligence.

“Haha, I’m not sure. One of our options is to let the Nine Prominent Sects and the Seven Great Families each choose a domain,” the Great Zhuge Family’s Zhuge Long said. “We would then punish any forces of the Seventy-Two Strongholds of Lulin and the Changjiang Waterway Alliance that we would find within our respective jurisdictions. However, this plan comes with an issue with fairness, so it’s not that simple to execute.”

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