Chapter 1442: Chapter 914: Harmony Prevails

Subsequently, Dragon Heaven City still had a bit more confidence.

As the most top-level saint on the scene, even having rejected the invitation of the Divine System, Cheng Sheng, who aspired to walk the Divine Road on his own, cupped his hands and said,

“Cheng Yong greets the Upper God. This audience is to witness the grace of the Upper God. Besides, our Tianlong State has prepared some humble gifts, hoping the two states will continue to maintain harmonious neighborly relations.”

Cheng Yong’s appearance was ordinary with graying temples, yet he naturally exuded a solitary and proud demeanor, like an ancient pine.

His tone was neither arrogant nor humble. Even with Tao Yu’s previous display of power, if he wanted Cheng’s life, Cheng would be unable to resist, but ultimately, as a saint who wished to tread the divine path on his own, he had his own persistence.

Tao Yu glanced at Cheng Sheng with some admiration as well.

Among the saints, this was truly the top tier!

Even when facing ordinary Divine Road powerhouses, if the opponent did not ascend, they might not be able to handle him.

He already possessed the qualification to escape from ordinary Divine Road powerhouses.

Talking purely about mentality, it exceeded that of the Sword Lord’s.

Now, he should be looking for a divine road that fits well with himself, accumulating considerable depth.

No wonder he could once pursue the Witch’s Church.

“Hmm, I’ve had some ties with Tianlong State before as well.”

Tao Yu’s gaze also swept over Saint Ou, who seemed to have been somewhat anxious all along. Although he didn’t meet him with this identity initially, having steadily followed this route back, the consistently attentive Saint Ou might have formed some guesses.

“Faced with the abyssal predicament, we should indeed reduce internal conflicts. Harmonious and shared development is certainly the best. As for taking action against the Bai Family, they were the ones who provoked first. Rest assured, everyone.”

Tao Yu first offered a simple reassurance.

Actually arriving at the first instance was partly because the neighboring states harbored some apprehensions.

Given his performance, if he were to establish roots, he had the potential to continue expanding and absorbing the nearby areas.

Tao Yu himself indeed had such thoughts!

With so many interests vested in a state capital like Baixing State, how much more could be attained by expanding to a few more states?

However, ultimately, the current mode of collecting Yuan Force made such expansion a difficult pursuit to achieve in one go.

Even disregarding tidying up the entire Baixing State, just sorting out White Star City alone would take considerable time, and only then could the rest of the state be progressively rectified and further expanded.

This timeframe might be acceptable for other powerful figures, but for Tao Yu, it was still quite early.

You can’t become a fat man in one go…

Yet hearing Tao Yu’s words, even if it was merely a verbal statement, was enough to ease the concerns of the representatives present.

Next to them, a representative from Lingyun City, with a slightly ancient demeanor and handsome appearance, also clasped hands and smiled,

“The magnanimity of the Upper God commands our admiration. With the abyssal threats omnipresent, we indeed should not develop internal conflicts. Our Lingyun State has also brought some small gifts.”

Subsequently, all the on-site representatives began to echo and extol.

Tao Yu watched quietly, without taking it to heart.

In some sense, they had all communicated briefly with one another, even among the different cities within Baixing State.

It wasn’t about uniting against him, but purely because of the immense pressure over here, gathering for warmth while exploring his stance.

Without banding together, they didn’t dare come over as saints.

And if the saints did not personally show up, it would be far too discourteous…

Tao Yu was even certain that even if he forcefully declared on the spot that he wanted to consolidate and establish a nation,

there would be a few willing to agree on the spot.

However, judging from the interest gains, he might have to allow substantial short-term benefits first if he aimed to complete the integration in the short term.

At least for Tao Yu, this might not be a high cost-effective affair.

For instance, spending five hundred billion to buy Greenland, with long-term value breaking trillions, or being invaluable could seem worth it.

But regarding its short-term value, sparing a huge fee was still questionable…

Then, Tao Yu looked towards the final top-tier saint on the scene.

This person was not a neighboring representative of Baixing State; he represented the ’Nine Heavens Divine Road’!

The saintly position and above powerhouses of ’Nine Heavens Divine Road’ within Baixing State were almost extinct; this individual was from elsewhere.

However, judging from the gifts he brought, at least he was currently showing more goodwill.

Even if Tao Yu could sense a bit of dissatisfaction, complexity, and sighs mingling together, at least outwardly, he appeared quite respectful.

He even had some subtle ties with Cheng Sheng and the representative from Lingyun State at the same time.

“Bing Mo meets the Upper God. Perhaps some misunderstandings occurred between us and the Upper God, but these were private actions of the Bai Family’s sixth, privately borrowing the resources of our organization, causing considerable damage to our organization… We deeply apologize for the troubles caused to the Upper God.”

Bing Mo appeared clean and fair, with a touch of gentleness; first, he expressed gratitude, then held up a scroll wrapped in cloud-like ribbons with both hands.

“This is a gift personally offered by our leader to the Upper God.”

As the ribbons autonomously withdrew, the scroll floated upwards.

A primitive character for ’congratulations’ emerged!

The place, previously governed by rules set anew by Tao Yu, seemed to be rewritten, endorsing the domineering artistic conception of this ’congratulations’ character!

Yet this divine text itself bore no hostility; the artistic conception indeed conveyed a sense of auspicious blessings, granting fertility to ordinary people, increasing their longevity and luck throughout the years, truly making it a celebratory and joyful gift.

However, this was also subtly a display of muscle, a reminder to Tao Yu that their background wasn’t simple, hoping to settle in peace.

Tao Yu glanced up at the divine text and slightly raised his hand.

The scroll rolled up automatically and then landed in Tao Yu’s hand.

It just turned into an ordinary scroll and gift, causing Bing Mo’s pupils to contract slightly, but he said nothing further.

“Hmm, the gift is good; just don’t extend your hands into Baixing State again. If possible, I will also make a return visit and offer a token of appreciation.”

Tao Yu casually suppressed the opponent’s artistic conception. After slightly assessing the intensity, a playful smile appeared on his face.

“Ultimately, maintaining peace is essential for us…”

The ’Nine Heavens Divine Road’ was originally a white glove meant to extract Yuan Force and various resources from the hinterlands, used to sustain those at the reaches of the Divine Road.

Though actions were indeed taken, under the authority of Tao Yu, the visionary, he knew it was mostly the plotting of the Sword Lord for personal gain.

He could even consider that within Baixing State, there was a cooperative relationship formed between the organization and Bai Family.

The ’Nine Heavens Divine Road’ required various resources; as long as no major issues arose, they wouldn’t specifically intervene in what Bai Family did.

Yet they never expected such a significant mess to emerge!

However…

Even though the ’Nine Heavens Divine Road’ spoke very sincerely, just offering a single scroll as an apology, Tao Yu merely noted it for now.

Tao Yu wasn’t keen on specially targeting them; without the spare effort to waste, but returning a token of appreciation when opportunities arise was necessary.

He even understood that the ’Nine Heavens Divine Road’ itself wouldn’t assume that this grievance was over, nor would they dare wager on him being so ’magnanimous.’

In the future, mutual caution was inevitable.

Yet, given the magnitude both had reached, rashly starting a conflict was unwise…

“Thank the Upper God for your mercy.”

Bing Mo breathed a sigh of relief, expressing gratitude.

But in that moment, Tao Yu keenly sensed something; this guy seemed relieved, harboring a trace of good fortune.

They…

perhaps were currently doing something…

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