Chapter 272: Rejecting Peace Talks, the Manipulator Takes the Stage

Events had moved far beyond Xiao Yuande’s expectations. He had no choice but to step in as peacemaker.

He had invested too much in Lan Yutian. The divine healing medicine was expensive, but that cost was acceptable. What mattered most were the resources spent helping Lan Yutian break through.

Helping a peak Body Integration cultivator recover from injuries and return to peak condition wasn’t cheap to begin with. Otherwise, the Tianyuan Sect would have done it even if it bankrupted them, so why delay until now?

Helping a peak Body Integration cultivator reach Great Ascension was even more costly. If it were easy, the Mysterious Yin Sect would not lack a single Great Ascension cultivator. It was one of the long-established sects, after all.

Now that it was impossible to take down the Seven Stars Tower, and Lan Yutian might even perish, Xiao Yuande naturally couldn’t allow this.

Investments could incur losses, but they couldn’t go completely down the drain. Moreover, a Great Ascension cultivator would still be very useful to him in the future, so he stepped in as peacemaker.

Those who knew the inside story were hardly surprised by Xiao Yuande’s intervention. They saw through it and kept quiet.

Of course, there were also many who didn’t know.

“What is the prince doing?”

“I don’t know either. Shouldn’t it be the Governor-General acting as peacemaker in this situation?”

“Don’t casually discuss the affairs of your superiors. Be careful not to bring trouble upon yourselves.”

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