Seeing the solemn look on Yuan Tianzong's face, Shen Lang asked curiously.
Yuan Tianzong said in a deep voice: "Although my ancestor once asked me to lead the disciples of the Seven Saints Palace to escape from the Tianmu Immortal Domain and try to save the sect, he has another instruction."
"The ancestor said that if Elder Shen returns to the Seven Sacred Palaces one day, he can monopolize the power of the Seven Sacred Palaces. All actions in the Seven Sacred Palaces must obey Elder Shen's command."
"In other words, before my ancestor passed away, he had already transferred the power of commanding the Seven Sacred Palaces to you, Elder Shen.
Now that Elder Shen has returned, you are the Supreme Elder of the Seven Saints Palace, and all actions of the disciples of the Seven Saints Palace are subject to Elder Shen’s command!"
Yuan Tianzong said solemnly.
Shen Lang looked dejected. Patriarch Tianying paid so much attention to his disciple until his death. Shen Lang felt moved and ashamed. He felt that he had failed to repay Patriarch Tianying for his kindness in nurturing him and was an unworthy disciple.
He doesn't care about power or anything like that.
But there is indeed a better place to go to the Seven Sacred Palaces.
Shen Lang asked: "Palace Master Yuan, what are your plans next?"
Yuan Tianzong said with shame: "What other plans can I have? Apart from surviving on this island, I really can't think of anywhere else to go.
The overall strength of the disciples of the Seven Saints Palace is insufficient, so it would be too dangerous to rush out to sea rashly."
"In this case, the Seven Sacred Palaces might as well join the joint army and follow me."
Shen Lang said seriously.
"United Army?
What kind of force is that?”
Yuan Tianzong asked curiously.
Shen Lang explained the whole story to Yuan Tianzong.
Yuan Tianzong was shocked when he learned that the alliance army was joined by war factions from all over the Tianmu Immortal Domain, and that Immortal Luo Tian was in charge. He opened his mouth and agreed to let the Seven Saints Palace join the alliance army, expressing his willingness to follow Shen Lang.
The elders of the Seven Sacred Palace also expressed their agreement.
Seeing that the senior officials of the Seven Saints Palace had no objections, Shen Lang immediately took down the scroll of the Sea of Clouds and called out Xia Ling'er.
Xia Ling'er led Yuan Tianzong and the army of monks from the Seven Saints Palace into the Cloud Sea Map and visited the lineup of the combined army.
All the monks of the Seven Holy Palaces were amazed at the huge size of the combined army.
Since Shen Lang is also the president of the United Army, the monks of the Seven Sacred Palace have great trust in him.
In this way, the Seven Sacred Palaces were naturally incorporated into the United Army.
Shen Lang felt a lot more relieved.
Although the combined army will also face many risks, most of them are foreseeable risks. This is much better than staying on Maple Moon Island to fend for itself.
Once the Three Saints Sect fully captures the Tianmu Immortal Territory, 90% of these islands in the outer sea will be cleared by the Three Saints Sect, and they will just huddle on the islands, which is not much different from waiting to die.
In fact, most of the disciples of the Seven Saints Palace are not willing to be cowards.
Now that there is a chance to resist the Three Holy Religions, even if their strength is small, they are willing to merge into the United Army.
When the Ape King learned that the Three Saints Sect had been incorporated into the United Army, he naturally welcomed it very much.
Feeling happy, the Ape King proposed to hold a banquet in honor of the immortal monks who had joined the army before leaving.
"Brother, we are not completely out of danger yet. I think it would be better not to hold a grand banquet and to act as soon as possible."
Shen Lang frowned and said, not agreeing with the Ape King's decision.
The Ape King patted Shen Lang on the shoulder: "Hey, brother, don't be too nervous, this banquet is just a gathering before our joint army moves.
The combined army comes from all over the Tianmu Immortal Territory, and in the future, as a whole, a banquet is needed to unite people's hearts."
"Besides, the Tianyuan Sea is extremely vast. We don't know how long it will take to go to the center of the Tianyuan Sea this time, and we don't need more than a day or two to move!"
Seeing that the Ape King was talking about this, Shen Lang could only compromise.
It is expected that the Three Saints Sect is unlikely to pursue Tianyuanhai so quickly, so there should be no problem.
The banquet was held in an open-air square on the top of a mountain range on Maple Moon Island. Shen Lang put up several barriers around the mountain range to prevent outsiders from prying into it.
The Ape King warmly invited all the Celestial Monks in the United Army to attend the banquet, and also invited senior officials of the Seven Sacred Palaces, which flattered Yuan Tianzong and the elders of the Seven Sacred Palaces.
At nightfall, the party begins.
The pretty maids of Jiangjun Palace have set up tables, chairs and fairy fruit and wine.
The scene was very lively, and there were no rules at the banquet. Everyone drank and chatted together.
The monks gathered together in groups of twos and threes, toasted, and became familiar with each other.
One after another, heavenly monks came forward to toast King Ape, Shen Lang and King Nine Heads, as if they regarded the three brothers as the backbone of the united army.
The three brothers, Ape King, Shen Lang, and Nine-headed King, were very polite and toasted each other with the monks.
The senior leaders of the Three Saints Sect have never seen so many Celestial Immortal monks. Many Celestial Immortal monks even toasted Yuan Tianzong and the elders of the Three Saints Sect, which made them feel frightened.
Of course Yuan Tianzong and the elders of the Three Holy Sects understood that these immortal monks were so polite to them because of Shen Lang's face, and they respected Shen Lang even more.
It is worth mentioning that there are currently nearly 600 Celestial Monks in the United Army, and most of them are Celestial Monks from Huaguo Mountain. They naturally respect Shen Lang and the Ape King 100%.
The Tianxian monks in Huaguo Mountain are considered to be the most loyal group of monks to the United Army, and they can greatly stabilize the morale of the United Army.
As for the Celestial Immortal monks from other places in the Tianmu Immortal Domain, most of them recognized Shen Lang's actions before joining the United Army. Although their sense of belonging was not strong, their belief in resisting the Three Saints Religion was unanimous.
Of course, not all heavenly monks recognized Shen Lang, and there were very few exceptions.
For example, the elder Eagle King of Huanghuaguan and his son Liu Baimei still have a grudge against Shen Lang.
On the surface, Eagle King was polite to Shen Langke and couldn't fault him. Only he knew what he was thinking in his heart.
Liu Baimei was extremely jealous of Shen Lang, but she did not dare to show her thoughts.
During the banquet, Jade Luosha and Meier toasted to each other and drank, chatting and laughing, and the two women got along quite harmoniously.
Shen Lang was originally worried that Jade Rakshasa and Meier would have conflicting personalities and would not be able to deal with each other. Now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.
Xia Shaner and sisters Ning Xiaoyao reunited, and the two had a very happy conversation.
Now that Xia Shan'er has reached the peak of her cultivation as a Celestial Immortal and is Shen Lang's Taoist companion, she is simply a winner in life. Ning Xiaoyao is greatly relieved, and at the same time, there is a trace of envy and jealousy in her heart.
Of course, Ning Xiaoyao knew that she and Shen Lang were already in two different worlds, and she could only hide her affection and affection for Shen Lang in her heart.
Xia Shan'er could actually feel the regret in Ning Xiaoyao's heart, but she had no way to help Ning Xiaoyao. She could only chat with Ning Xiaoyao to relieve her mood.
Shen Lang did not forget to toast to Dai Tian, Jin Hong, Yang Wei, Zhu Tou, Bai Weiwei and other former friends of the Seven Saints Palace, and the five descendants of the Seven Saints also toasted in return with great enthusiasm.
"I never had the opportunity to thank Elder Shen before. Yang Wei thanks Elder Taishang for avenging my father's murder!"
Yang Wei bowed to Shen Lang solemnly, his eyes filled with gratitude.
Hundreds of years ago, during the battle between the Seven Sacred Palaces and the Tianji Sect, Yang Wei's father, Yang He, died at the hands of the leader of the Tianji Sect, Red Eagle.
Shen Lang killed Venerable Red Eagle this time, avenging Yang Wei for killing his father.