"Old monk, if there are any dissenting voices, use the Dharma to influence them."

Old Devil Zhao made a joke.

"Amitabha, the Buddha's teachings are only given to those who are predestined to receive them... Those who are not predestined to receive them are like those who pretend to be asleep and cannot be awakened."

Ghost Buddha Zhao Rulai shook his head.

"For such a person, it is better to cross over."

“…”

Everyone was speechless, for they all knew how this old monk saved people.

Indeed, the influence of Buddhist teachings is not as simple as being hit on the head with a steel bead.

"If you want to be the leader of the martial arts world, you still need the support of a certain force."

Xue Chunqiu looked at Xiao Chen and said.

"【Dragon Emperor】?"

Xiao Chen's heart moved.

"Yes, with the support of the Dragon Emperor, it will be much easier... Although the ancient martial arts world has never had a recognized 'leadership force', the Dragon Emperor is actually playing such a role."

Xue Chunqiu nodded.

"Even the three sects and four schools cannot compare with the Dragon King in terms of strength and influence. If you want to be the leader of the martial arts world, you need the Dragon King's consent and support."

"Isn't the Dragon Emperor one of us?"

Old Demon Zhao was puzzled.

"From the Dragon Lord to Old Chen, they all have a good relationship with my third brother. Will they not support me?"

“This isn’t just their thing.”

Xue Chunqiu shook his head.

"It's about the whole Dragon King thing. Luckily, we went to Dragon City before, and Dragon King has gone through a round of reshuffle. The Dragon Lord has a lot of say. Otherwise, it wouldn't be that easy to get Dragon King to agree to Xiao Chen being the leader of the martial arts world, let alone support him."

"Old Xue, you've really impressed me. I thought you only cared about knives and knife skills... I didn't expect you knew so much more?"

Zhao Lao Mo said in surprise.

Not only Zhao Lao Mo is like this, Xiao Chen is also like this.

"As an old hand, I can see this clearly."

Xue Chunqiu shook his head.

"Xiao Chen, even if the current Dragon Emperor wants to have no objections, it's not that easy... After all, you are trying to seize the power of the Dragon Emperor."

"Too."

Old Demon Zhao thought about it and nodded.

"In the past, when the Dragon King appeared, everyone followed his lead. If you, my third brother, become the leader of the martial arts world, then everyone will follow your lead. Will the Dragon King be happy about that?"

"There's no problem with Elder Long."

Xiao Chen shook his head. He was still sure about this.

"But there will definitely be voices of opposition from the Dragon Emperor..."

"What should we do then?"

Old Demon Zhao frowned. Other opposing voices were easy to deal with. At most they could be killed. But the people of the Dragon Emperor were not so easy to kill.

"How about the Dragon King? I won't consider it for now. At worst, I can go to the Dragon King Secret Realm and look for the Dragon King..."

Xiao Chen was not worried about the Dragon Emperor. He had discussed this matter with the Dragon Emperor last time and the Dragon Emperor was supportive.

"If the Dragon Emperor is fine, then there shouldn't be any problem."

Xue Chunqiu nodded.

"The three sects and four schools also see the situation clearly. The most important thing is... they don't want to be the first to stand out, whether they are facing you or Tianwaitian."

"Old Xue, why don't you just be my military advisor?"

Xiao Chen looked at Xue Chunqiu and smiled.

"Your analysis is very logical and makes sense. It really makes us look at you with new eyes."

"It's just some opinions, military advisor, forget it."

Xue Chunqiu shook his head.

“If the three sects and four schools oppose, then they will become the focus when facing Tianwai Tian, and the entire ancient martial arts world will be staring at them… and if you become the leader of the martial arts world, then when facing Tianwai Tian, everyone will watch what you do instead of staring at them.”

"That's right."

Ghost Buddha Zhao Rulai nodded.

“They won’t object.”

"The three sects and four schools have no objection. The nine palaces, twelve families, plus those small forces, will have no use in opposing... I guess they don't have the guts to oppose."

Old Devil Zhao grinned.

"Third brother, your position as leader of the martial arts world is almost certain. There is no chance of escape."

"I'm the one now?"

Xiao Chen had a strange look on his face, why did it seem so simple after they explained it?

"Yes, you have. From now on, you are the leader of the Xiao Alliance."

“…”

Xiao Chen was speechless. Why did it feel like playing house?

"Master Xiao, please protect me from now on."

Old Demon Zhao smiled and bowed solemnly.

“…”

Xiao Chen was even more speechless and was too lazy to pay attention to Old Devil Zhao.

After chatting for a while, everyone dispersed.

They went to practice, and their injuries from the previous battle had not yet fully recovered.

Even if Xiao Chen provided them with healing items, or even healed them himself, it would be impossible for them to recover so quickly.

When I go back, there might be more battles, so naturally I want to recover as much as possible.

Xiao Chen went to find Blair. He was leaving tomorrow and wanted to ask Blair what his plans were.

"Brother Chen, I'm with you."

After listening to what Xiao Chen said, Blair was a little surprised. He thought about it and made a decision.

"Don't you have anything else to do? If so, go ahead and do it first. When you're done, come find me in China."

Xiao Chen said.

"No, I wanted to go to the place where my mother lived before she died, and also wanted to see if there were any clues about the Kona tribe..."

Blair shook her head.

"Since the Kona tribe has gone into hiding and abandoned a large number of their people during the migration, that place must have been abandoned as well... I don't have any relatives anymore, so there's no point in going there."

"Okay, then come with me to China."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"Wait until it's over, I'll introduce you to the formation master and teach you the formation."

"good."

Blair's face showed joy; he was very interested in the formation.

"By the way, how do you Kona people tame beasts?"

"Beast taming? I know a thing or two about it."

Blair was startled and said.

"Brother Chen, do you want to learn how to tame beasts?"

"You can do that, too?"

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up.

"Yes, but definitely not as good as a beast tamer."

Blair nodded.

“No need for an expert…”

Xiao Chen shook his head.

"Wait for you to teach me the skills of taming beasts..."

He was ready to learn something, but he had not forgotten that he still had a dinosaur in the Us Mountains.

In addition, he had the Luotian flute. He vaguely felt that this flute, combined with the art of taming beasts, would play a big role instead of simply interfering with the beasts.

If he had learned the art of taming beasts, he would be able to use it even if he didn't know how to use the Luo Tian flute.

"OK."

Blair nodded.

"Okay, then you take a rest first..."

Xiao Chen became more and more satisfied with Blair. He was indeed a genius of the Kona tribe.

It would be even better if this guy could be loyal to him.

"Born to be a rebel... I hope that's not that exaggerated."

Xiao Chen muttered to himself and left.

During dinner, Xiao Chen talked about leaving early the next morning.

"The safety of Hoh Xil Island is in the hands of you two."

Xiao Chen looked at the two gods and said.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Haha, it's not hard, just leave it to us."

A god laughed.

As gods, they don't need to eat at all.

While in the Abyss of Darkness, they all forgot what food tasted like.

However, in order to get closer to Xiao Chen, they would show up during meals.

He would even have a few drinks with Xiao Chen and the others.

Although they are not Chinese and have never heard the saying "Men's feelings are built over the wine table", this saying is applicable all over the world.

Obviously, they could feel that Xiao Chen and others' attitude towards them was much closer than before.

Of course, they were not arrogant and even understood Zhao Lao Mo's "enthusiasm".

"Be careful of Wells..."

Xiao Chen reminded.

"Xiao Chen, don't worry, Mr. Su's safety is in our hands."

Another god promised.

"As long as we don't die, Mr. Su won't die... At least, it will be okay for us to take Mr. Su away."

"Okay, I'll toast you guys."

Xiao Chen nodded, poured wine for them personally and held it up.

"I, Xiao Chen, will remember this favor. If you need my help in the future, just let me know."

Hearing Xiao Chen's words, the two gods laughed. Isn't this what they wanted?

“You’re welcome.”

The two gods clinked their glasses with Xiao Chen and drank them all in one gulp.

"Give……"

After putting down the wine glasses, Xiao Chen took out a few porcelain bottles and handed them to them.

"This is all spiritual fluid that can nourish the soul. I gave some to the Dark God and his men before..."

"Haha, good stuff."

The two gods smiled even more broadly, and took it without refusing.

"Thank you very much."

"Haha, we're one family, why are you being polite..."

Xiao Chen laughed loudly, clinked glasses and the atmosphere became even better.

After dinner, Xiao Chen chatted with Su Shiming again and told him the news of the annihilation of the Sun family in Xishan.

"I'm not very familiar with the affairs of the ancient martial arts world, so I won't give you too much advice."

Su Shiming looked at Xiao Chen and said.

"However, no matter where you are, when considering issues, please think more about 'humanity'."

Hearing Su Shiming's words, Xiao Chen's heart moved: "Father-in-law, I will remember your teachings."

"It's not really a teaching, just remember it."

Su Shiming smiled.

"I'll take you to the airport tomorrow morning."

"good."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"If you are done here, you should go back as soon as possible."

"I know what's going on."

Su Shiming patted Xiao Chen on the shoulder.

"I hope that by the time I return, you will have made great strides."

"hehe."

Xiao Chen smiled. It seemed that he had to become the leader of the martial arts world.

"By the way, before doing this, communicate with the higher-ups again."

Su Shiming thought of something and reminded.

"Follow above? Got it."

Xiao Chen was stunned at first, then he reacted.

"At the beginning, they were the ones who first mentioned this matter. They need someone like me, so they will definitely support me."

"No, let's communicate more and ask again."

Su Shiming shook his head.

"You also said that, that was back then..."

"I see."

Xiao Chen looked at Su Shiming and nodded.

"I'll contact Lao Guan when I get back."

"Okay, I don't have anything else to tell you..."

Su Shiming smiled.

"Go and rest early. I'm going to the lab too. I still have some experiments to finish. Owen and the others are waiting for me."

"Um."

Xiao Chen stopped trying to persuade him. It was useless to ask him to rest more.

People are always full of passion and strength when they do what they like.

For example, the two nights on the West Coast left him with deep feelings.

Thinking of the old time and the old place tonight, he became excited again... Look, he hasn't even done anything yet, but he's already feeling passionate and powerful.