Facing the prospect of eternal life, even the weakest of forces, regardless of how powerful their enemies might be, would still risk utter annihilation to seize such a treasure.
Therefore, once the Guangming Hall announced these details, it was believed that many factions would take action against Huaxia.
After all, the Guangming Hall possessed only the Guangming Seal, while Huaxia held the Guangming Seal, the Dark Seal, and the Yu Long Seal. Naturally, they would choose to act against Huaxia.
In the eyes of other factions, whether Huaxia or the Guangming Hall, both were colossal powers.
Since both were leviathans, they could only target the one offering greater benefits.
Ring!
With this thought, the phone's ringing sounded again, and Ye Cangtian directly answered it.
"Have you finished reading the news?"
Xu Weiwei's voice came through, and Ye Cangtian nodded, saying, "Yes, I just finished."
Upon hearing this, Xu Weiwei stated, "Then I have another piece of news for you. The Guangming Hall has sent an electric message, inviting you to the Guangming Hall as an ally..."
The message from the Guangming Hall stated that according to the agreement, the treasures obtained by the treasure hunting team should belong to the Huaxia faction.
The previous incident was due to the inner hall not understanding the situation, which led to the conflict. The Guangming Hall expressed its sincere apologies for this.
Next was the Chaos Seal. The agreement also indicated that the Chaos Seal belonged to Huaxia.
However, the agreement clearly stipulated that if the Chaos Seal were obtained, Huaxia would cooperate with the Guangming Hall to assemble the Four Seals, thereby opening the gate to the Celestial Realm.
Therefore, the Guangming Hall hoped that the Huaxia faction would abide by the agreement.
In addition to this, the Guangming Hall had also invited over ten other factions, both large and small, all of which were ranked among the top forces in the world.
The Guangming Hall stated that opening the gate to the Celestial Realm was for the benefit of all humanity, so any faction in the world could participate...
How insidious!
As Ye Cangtian listened to Xu Weiwei's words, his expression turned ice-cold, and his understanding of the Guangming Hall's insidious nature deepened.
The Guangming Hall admitted that the spoils from the treasure hunt belonged to Huaxia and apologized.
This was to alleviate the vigilance of the Huaxia faction. After all, they had just taken action against Huaxia, and they were worried that Huaxia would refuse them, so they specifically used an apology to ease the tension.
Secondly, they used this appeasement to reintroduce the previous agreement.
This was to force Ye Cangtian to bring the three seals to the Guangming Hall, or else the Huaxia faction would bear the stigma of being untrustworthy.
Finally, the Guangming Hall also invited some first-rate factions. This move was another form of coercion against the Huaxia faction!
It was obvious that if Ye Cangtian did not bring the three seals to the Guangming Hall, he would be hindering human development and preventing these factions from ascending to the Celestial Realm.
If that were the case, the other factions would surely harbor deep resentment towards Huaxia, and perhaps even launch a collective attack.
Although the strength of these factions was limited, facing them alone would still put significant pressure on Huaxia.
With this thought, a cold smile spread across Ye Cangtian's face, and he said, "Reply to the Guangming Hall. I will personally head to the Guangming Hall in half a month."
"What!"
Xu Weiwei was slightly stunned. She hadn't expected Ye Cangtian to actually agree.
The next moment, she quickly exclaimed, "The Guangming Hall surely wouldn't act without cause, so this might be a massive trap."
"Don't worry, even if this is a trap, I have to jump into it!"
Ye Cangtian chuckled coldly, muttering to himself, "Needless to say, this is definitely a trap set by the Guangming Hall. They want to gather the Four Seals in front of numerous factions, and their motive is simple: to get me to bring the other three seals.
It's so obvious, how could Ye Cangtian not see it?
As for why he would jump into it knowing it was a trap, it was because he also needed to settle things with the Guangming Hall.
On the other end of the phone, after listening to Ye Cangtian's words, Xu Weiwei fell silent for a moment and said, "You scoundrel, I can't dictate your decisions, but if you don't come back alive, I'll definitely dig up your grave!
You should know what you mean to the Huaxia faction!"
Uh...
Hearing Xu Weiwei's words, Ye Cangtian's mouth twitched. Xu Weiwei, as the Dragon Head of the Dragon Group, still threatened to dig up graves so casually. It seemed she had no regard for her image at all.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian said, "Just for your words, I'll come back alive. That's all for now, I need to make some arrangements!"
With that, Ye Cangtian hung up the phone. Immediately after, Ye Cangtian sent a message to Lan Yue, Qiangwei, Gui Wu, and Nan Xi.
...
An hour later.
Lan Yue, Gui Wu, Qiangwei, and Nan Xi, the four women, had arrived at the branch company and were seated in front of Ye Cangtian.
The four women's gazes simultaneously fell upon Ye Cangtian.
Previously, Ye Cangtian had summoned the four women for spiritual power combat techniques. Now, after half a month, summoning them again likely meant something significant was about to happen.
And the only thing that should be happening now was the confrontation between the Guangming Hall and the Huaxia faction.
Therefore, they remained silent, tacitly maintaining their quiet demeanor, waiting for Ye Cangtian to speak.
Sensing the resolute gazes of the four women, Ye Cangtian slowly began, "The Pope sent an electric message inviting me to the Guangming Hall."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the four women immediately changed. It seemed their guess was more or less correct.
Going to the Guangming Hall at this time, even if the Pope hadn't set any trap, Ye Cangtian would likely make a move to settle the grudges between the two sides completely.
With this thought, Qiangwei glanced at Ye Cangtian and said coolly, "Cangtian, get straight to the point. What do you want us to do?"
"Alright."
Ye Cangtian nodded and continued, "Since the Pope dares to invite me, he must have made thorough preparations. Therefore, we cannot disappoint him."
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian's expression changed, becoming very serious. He then stood up from his seat, "I command!"
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Qiangwei, Gui Wu, Nan Xi, and Lan Yue, the four women, stood up without a second word upon seeing this.
"Senior Sister Lan Yue, send someone back to the Dark Ruins to inform Star Abyss. Since the Guangming Hall has invited all factions, the Dark Association will naturally not be absent..."
To prevent the Guangming Hall from worrying about the Dark Association causing trouble and thus not inviting them, Ye Cangtian specifically asked Lan Yue to notify them.
In addition, Ye Cangtian also specially asked Lan Yue to contact his master, Old Zhou.
Although this invitation was issued by the Pope, to assemble the Four Seals, the Guangming Seal was essential.
And the Guangming Seal was in the hands of the Venerable Guangyu, which meant the Guangming Hall would have at least two Heavenly-level powerhouses, or even more.
After all, the last time Ye Cangtian and Old Zhou went to the Guangming Hall, they left a deep impression on the Pope.
This time, if the Guangming Hall wanted to successfully seize the three seals, they would definitely be even better prepared.
As for whether other Heavenly-level powerhouses would join, Ye Cangtian did not know.
But what he did know was that no matter how well the Guangming Hall prepared, he had to make his own arrangements.
Therefore, that old immortal had to accompany him.
"Alright, leave it to me!"
Lan Yue decisively agreed.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian's gaze shifted to Qiangwei, saying, "Go to the Huaxia Ruins and explain this matter to Sister Ming Yue. Return within half a month..."
After all, the journey ahead was uncertain, so Ye Cangtian still needed to inform her and also prepare more trump cards for himself.
"Yes."
Qiangwei decisively agreed to Ye Cangtian's command.
Ye Cangtian nodded, his gaze falling on Nan Xi and Gui Wu, and said, "Your mission is to first reach Guangming City and scout the situation there."
He paused and then added, "However, before you leave, you need to go somewhere with me."
"Okay."
Nan Xi and Gui Wu also agreed.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian waved his hand, signaling Lan Yue and Qiangwei that they could leave. Then, he took Nan Xi and Gui Wu alone back to the villa.
Upon arriving at the villa, a look of confusion appeared in the eyes of Nan Xi and Gui Wu.
They had lived there for a long time and were very familiar with every blade of grass and every tree. They truly did not know why Ye Cangtian had brought them back.
Sensing the girls' gazes, Ye Cangtian said, "Release your spiritual power and let me feel it."
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, the two girls exchanged glances. Although they didn't know why, they did as Ye Cangtian instructed and released their spiritual power.
Sensing the spiritual power of the two girls, Ye Cangtian nodded with satisfaction.
The two girls were indeed exceptionally gifted. Although they had not been practicing spiritual power combat techniques for long, they had laid a solid foundation in terms of spiritual power, and their spiritual power strength was catching up to Heavenly-level powerhouses.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian slowly said, "What I am about to teach you next is the Soul Imprint from the Spirit Control cultivation technique."