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In the past, the White Brahma Temple located within the White Lotus Prefecture.

would only operate within the bounds of the White Lotus Prefecture and never leave its land.

However, half a year ago,

the ethereal evil known as one of the most malevolent entities between heaven and earth, the White Brahma Lotus, materialized and descended upon this land.

The situation then suddenly began to change.

Countless creatures controlled by the malevolent White Brahma Lotus frantically attacked the territories of the Great Flame Dynasty.

Faced with this situation, the Great Flame Dynasty could only choose to withdraw the large army amassed at the border of Wan Shan Prefecture.

While contracting their battle lines, they silently defended.

Even so,

the Great Flame Dynasty's situation within the Da Feng Dynasty's territory continued to deteriorate over time, inch by inch becoming increasingly dire.

This was even under the circumstance that the Luo Family and the Royal Feng Family had not made a move.

If, on the premise of the White Brahma Temple's forces continuously attacking, the Luo Family and the Royal Feng Family decided to stab the Great Flame Dynasty in the back,

then, even if the Great Flame Dynasty was strong,

even if it mobilized all its power within the territory of the Da Feng Dynasty,

it would still be impossible to resolve the current situation.
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"Sigh..."

Within the palace,

Yan Buming, the sitting emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, sighed helplessly from his seat of honor.

Looking at the situation now, the predicament of the Great Flame Dynasty within the Da Feng Dynasty's territory

had already reached a critical point, and it seemed they could be forcibly expelled at any moment.

"What do you all think the Great Flame Dynasty should do next?"

He bowed his head slightly.

After a long silence,

Yan Buming finally posed this question to the ministers in front of him.

However, the outcome...

seemed quite predictable.

All of the ministers, in response to Yan Buming's question, hung their heads low, not even daring to glance at him, the emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty.

It was as if they feared that making eye contact with Yan Buming,

would result in being the focus of his attention.

"What should we do?"

Among the group of ministers,

an elderly official with a slightly stooped figure, white hair, and a face marked by the years,

quietly stepped forward from among the others.

He slightly raised his head and respectfully glanced at Yan Buming in front of him. After a moment of thought, he spoke softly, "Considering the current situation, if His Majesty is willing to temporarily forsake the territories occupied within the Da Feng Dynasty and choose to observe from the sidelines, this may solve the current dilemma, otherwise..."

At this point,

the elderly minister in the palace did not continue his thought.

But even so, even without him continuing, the rest of those in the palace understood well what the minister's unfinished sentence meant.

...

Following the elderly minister's words,

the palace once again fell into a deathly silence.

Yan Buming, the sitting emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty,

was now bowing his head slightly.

His brow was furrowed tightly.

His expression continually changed.

The look in his eyes gradually became lost and uncertain.

If it were the beginning, he could have easily given it all up,

after all, he had not suffered any losses at the start.

But now, after having invested significant manpower and resources, asking him to pull out was something

he truly found hard to do.

"Is there really no other way?"

Inside the palace,

Yan Buming suddenly looked up.

HIs brows still furrowed and his expression troubled, he stared at the elderly official before him and asked in a low voice.

The old minister first lowered his head a bit,

then slowly said, "Your Majesty, the current Da Feng Dynasty is like a giant swamp that can gradually completely devour a person. Although our Great Flame Dynasty has already poured considerable manpower and resources into the Da Feng Dynasty, our foundation has not been damaged. We still have the opportunity to withdraw our forces from the territory of the Da Feng Dynasty.

"However, if we keep sinking deeper into the swamp of Da Feng Dynasty over time, it will be a hundred times, a thousand times, even ten thousand times harder to extricate ourselves later on than it is now..."

With that,

the elderly minister once again lowered his head

and returned to the crowd of ministers.

And Yan Buming, the emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, was still bowing his head.

His expression kept shifting,

and no one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

"I understand all that you have said,"

"Now, all of you may withdraw for the moment..."

Yan Buming waved his hand towards the ministers before him and said in a low voice,

up until the end, he seemed to have not made up his mind

to give up the assets he held in his hands.

It seemed he wanted to gamble once more, to strive once more,

to continue holding on a little longer.

Even if Yan Buming didn't know what meaning there was in persisting,

he simply did not want to give up easily.

If he gave up so easily now, the things already within his grasp, and withdrew from the power struggle within the Da Feng Dynasty,