"Gentlemen! Look at what we are wearing - even the most ordinary clothes, accessories, and even the materials needed for cultivation, which one is not supported by the common people?!"

  Diamonds are fading away every day, and will eventually be extinguished. The Eternal Gold can indeed survive, but when mortals die out, their bloodlines are severed, and offerings cease, can we endure the solitary life of eating grass and drinking blood?! The sect has already given the most correct method! If anyone has a better plan, speak up!"

  Sardinia was carried away by his own grandiose plan. The lords present looked at each other in dismay. After their initial astonishment, the crowd suddenly felt that this method was worth a try!

  But the key question is - who will make the sacrifice?

  The Vice-President of the Alchemists' Association, Master Chaen Trias, spoke up first: "Respected Patriarch, this method sounds good. So who will go? Will you go personally?"

  The business of the sect and the Alchemy Association overlaps, and fellow practitioners are enemies, so they hate each other even more.

  "Chancellor Charn," Sard said gravely, "I covet this honor, but the preliminary work is complex and I cannot be the first to make the sacrifice. It's truly regrettable."

  Master Chaen burst out laughing, and everyone else became even more apathetic and disappointed.

  Seeing that everyone's interest was lukewarm, Sardin shouted: "I solemnly promise here, no matter who is the first, my original Blood Sect will definitely be second!"

  "Never mind, let Lord Sardin go first. I see that you have a remarkable skeleton, perhaps you can make the rhododendron bloom for a thousand years."

  Everyone chimed in, letting Sardin go first and see how it goes.

  Aki also chimed in, "I think the Northern Territory Guardian - Lord Carlos is more suitable. Its lifespan is almost at an end, and living on would be a waste, so it's better to have it ignite itself on Mount Ryujin."

  "Hey, what about your idiot sister? Isn't she the best candidate?"

  The people who know you best are often your enemies, and Carlos knew exactly how to get under Aki's skin the fastest - by going after her sister. The two of them had their auras fully merged, but they didn't exchange blows on the spot.

  At this time, there were too many imperial masters present, and to become the next emperor, one had to maintain a basic dignity. The task of charging forward was left to his younger brother.

  The scene was in an uproar, with the lords of Beihuan, Nanjiang and Dijing arguing incessantly. Everyone wanted their own enemies to be the first to go up and become "firewood".

  The lords of the Western Border were silent. Li Rui and Xia Daiti exchanged a glance, shaking their heads secretly: Blue Star also had similar "trolley problems", but the right to choose was in one's own hands, who would want to sacrifice?

  Elisa's beautiful face was cold and mocking as she looked at the "noble bloodlines" in front of her.

  Filled with a sense of absurdity, not one imperial lord is loyal to the royal family. All their struggles are for themselves, and instead, it's the heretic leader beside them who shares interests with the royal family.

  ~~~~~

  The scene was in chaos

  Sardin's face turned gloomy: "Your Excellencies, I am not asking you! Let me reiterate - this method was proposed by His Majesty Marikov after the Divine War!"

  The many lords are not concerned, the original Blood faction's northern border bishop, second only to the Shepherd, was killed by Aqi. The remaining two are old and weak, not worth fearing.

  Master Chaen stepped out with a sarcastic smile: "Lord Sardin, does the Original Blood Sect still want to force it?"

  He then turned to face the crowd: "In the name of the Deputy President of the Alchemists' Association, I call upon all of you to join forces and take him down. Let him be the first to go up in flames on the day of the winter solstice!"

  Many people were moved. Even Carlos, a superficial ally, was dissatisfied with Sardin's repeated obstruction of his union with Eliza.

  "Sardine gazed at him coldly: 'Vice President of the Alchemist Association? Isn't that the person in charge of the Imperial City of the Kyrios Sect?! The Alchemist Association has been infiltrated to the point of being riddled with holes! Can't you see what kind of situation we're in now? We're discussing a plan to save the world, and yet you, a piece of trash, still dare to come out and cause trouble! The Three Leaf Family's and Kyrios Sect's evil deeds are truly nauseating!"

  Master Chaen burst out laughing. The original Blood Sect's "hybrid, biochemical weapons" and the like, what qualifications do they have to talk about others? He shouted loudly:

  "Gentlemen! Similar research was done by the masters of Alchemy Association and Spirit Sect a thousand years ago, but our conclusion is that even at its peak, Eternal Gold can only make the Diamond Sun shine for 30 years, absolutely not the hundred years Sardin said! The Original Blood Sect deceived us into going to our deaths without thorough research and analysis!"

  Chan did not deny his identity and it was normal for him as a spellcaster to join the Cult of the Wyrm.

  As a cabal of spellcasters well-versed in alchemy and the creation of curious items, the Cult of the Veiled is viewed with hostility only in the Western Reaches; elsewhere in the Empire they blend in fairly well.

  ~~~~~

  Everyone stared at Sardin with an unfavorable expression. They believed more in the numerous alchemists of the Golden Stage and the Spirit Devouring Sect.

  Sardin suddenly calmed down and said lightly: "Indeed, friendly and moderate words are not good for communication. I'm also not interested in arguing about anything."

  With a wave of his hand, a "hooded man" who had just lifted the plane suddenly appeared behind Master Chaen!

  Charn is a battle-hardened gold-tier spellcaster, utterly unflappable.

  His profile suddenly appeared a pale and blurry ghostly face, screaming in a shrill voice!

  A visible sonic wave sweeps across the body of the "Hooded Man". This is the Golden Tier's "Death Whistle", specifically targeting the soul and spirit, used to disrupt enemy actions.

  While Charon himself ignited black flames in his hands, "Shadow Fissure" struck the "Hooded Man" at near-lightspeed!

  At over 3000 degrees of high temperature, the surrounding soil and rocks instantly melted into lava, then existed in a gaseous state, blurring the figure of "Tou Mao Ren", filling the air with a pungent smell of substances being melted by the high heat.

  But Master Chaen and the onlookers' faces changed, because the "Hooded Man" was unscathed, all attacks seemed to have fallen into the sea, only burning away his clothes, revealing his dark gray body.

  Master Zhang is preparing an even more powerful spell. He doesn't need to defend himself, as his body has been permanently enchanted with 5 defensive spells and automatically triggers mysterious objects. If all else fails, there's no point in fighting, the gap is too big and defeat is certain.

  "The hooded man" flashed out a string of phantoms, rushing in instantly! Even before one could see what was happening, all the defensive soap bubbles around Master Chaen were shattered by a single blow, and he himself flew out horizontally and crashed into a hillside by the lake.

  Until then, there was a loud roar and whistling sound. The "Hooded Man" maintained his stance of heavy punching, standing in the place where Charn had been before, slowly retracting his power.

  Xia Dai Ti let out a shout of surprise and stared incredulously at the ash-gray face of "Tou Mao Ren"!

  Western Border Lords and those who have seen the statue in the city square of Yirulan are shocked: "Shatter the ancestors of the family!!???"

  The "Tou Mao Ren" who seemed to have crushed his ancestors came to the ruins of the collapsed mountain, pinched Master Chaen's head and lifted it up.