The day after the banquet, the Zhejiang Martial Alliance patriarchs gathered together to discuss the pending issues of murim and the operation of the Zhejiang Martial Alliance.

“Everyone probably knows now that the Jiangsu Province’s Great Sima Family was a disguised force of the Asura Cult, which is one of the factions of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect. Now that they have revealed themselves, the other factions have also likely begun to move. If the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s full-scale rampage is already underway, then our Zhejiang Martial Alliance will soon be put in an extremely precarious position. We should prepare countermeasures for that threat now.” Byeok Cheol-Gun, the patriarch of the Byeok Sword Manor, was the first to speak.

“How do you think we should prepare?” Tae Gong-Pyo, the Wind Saber Sect’s patriarch, asked.

“The Zhejiang Martial Alliance is currently only an alliance in name, but we do not actually have any system as an alliance. To efficiently respond to the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s threat, we should first establish a solid system.”

“What do you mean?”

“First and foremost, we should elect a Zhejiang Martial Alliance leader. The leader will be given strong authority, allowing us to respond in time during emergencies.”

“In other words, you want the other clans to follow the orders of the clan elected as the alliance leader?”

“Individually, we, the Ten Clans of Zhejiang, are just trifle organizations. However, if we join forces and share the same mind and goal, we’ll become a huge force that even the Seven Great Families cannot easily mess with. Don’t think of it as merely following the orders of the elected alliance leader. Rather, I hope you see it as developing...