~ 2 Days Later ~
The Supreme Elders met with me on the peak overlooking High Heaven Palace. With them were the Elders who were to receive the Array formations I had promised, as well as their force's fairies, beautiful women.
A mountain breeze blew before I looked around, my hair flowing. It was one of those days I simply preferred not to put it into an overly fancy style. It really helps one in, feeling the wind. Though as I looked around with my calm demeanor, I noticed that it had a noticeable effect on the young ladies.
"Welcome everyone, you'll have to forgive me, but with the type of discussion we have to get through today, it's best to be in the middle of nature's calm. Also, I enjoy this sense, the wind flowing in my hair… Anyway, please have a seat. And we can then begin…" I said with a wave of my hand, servants came and set up chairs and several assortments of munchies to nibble on.
"Hmm, you seem quite energetic for a young man that's been busy with his wives for the last couple days." Six Wood Divine Monarch chuckled. "What's your secret?" He asked, insinuating he really wanted to know.
"My secret? Hmm, I'm not sure. Perhaps it is related to how fast I recover? Outside of fighting for my life, there isn't really anything that has drained my energy fast enough or for long…" I said, rubbing my chin. "Though, perhaps it's just as simple as not fighting against the desires of the flesh. Well, I love my wives, so I'll give them what they need whenever they need it. Loving and supporting each other is an integral part to every marriage including harems, whether that love be emotional or physical doesn't matter." I added.
"Pfft! Ahahaha! So what you're really saying is that you aren't weak enough to be drained. And that you could support such a relationship with many more wives than you have now?" Mo Sha laughed.
Some other Supreme Elders had a good laugh too. This continued for way too long. Almost like they were trying to delay the conversation they were about to have.
"Just so you know, we are going to release the knowledge of the Ink Clan to the world. That's just a given. So it's in everyone's best interest not to delay the talks about how to go about this." I said, as my wives came over. "In the meantime, so we don't bore the fairies from your forces with dull and dark topics like this. My wives will be taking care of them. If they agree to the woman becoming their sister, then you can assume I'll accept the proposal. Just understand this, I am not allowed to have kids of my own until after my youngest sibling is of marrying age. So it's going to be about 50 years before that happens." I explained.
"Oh? So that's why you gave those particular gifts. The one you gave your father will help keep his energy up on his own terms. And the ones you gave your mother's are to ensure there won't be any time lost with mishaps." The Supreme Elder with the hots for me said, though she wasn't acting overly sexual now. Seemingly like she managed to find some relief for those desires.
"I assure you, it's not that complicated. While 50 years doesn't sound like a lot at first. When every day of that is your wives bringing up how much they want kids… Every day feels like a stab through the heart." I explained with a straight face, as I sat down and got comfortable.
My guests did the same knowing that the conversation was about to take a heavy turn. Each floating a snack over to themselves and waving off their force's fairies with a thumbs up. All of them responded in their own way, but many needed help snapping out of a daydream.
"Come with us, we've got a lot to talk about." Huo Lei said to one of our sister force's fairies.
"Oh, my apologies, I was… Uhm, Junior Brother Yang's eyes, I…" The fairy said. "I want to look into them every day." She said softly with a calm smile and tilt of her head. Her actions were quite indicative of her stance.
In any case, the meeting didn't begin until only the heads were present. Something this dark and depressing needs to be thoroughly thought through. We don't want any repeats of history, but we also need…
"Alright, I'll start, after today's meeting we should come to a mutual decision on how to handle knowledge of the Ink Clan. I, for one, am going to start by finding and teaching my brand of the Dao of Thunder, to as many capable students as is possible. Even if they end up being terrible by comparison, they should still be capable of reversing the corruption of the Ink Force." I said, kicking off the meeting.
The Supreme Elders took a moment to think.
"If that's what you want to do, then I guess it can't really be helped. There's already a rumor going around about what kind of enemy it would have to be, to be stupid enough to attack our forces." Mo Sha Divine Monarch sighed, explaining his reasoning.
"Yeah, the issue is though, how do we keep people from submitting to the ink clan? After all that's not an easy thing for average people to resist." Azure Nether's Supreme Elder asked.
"How? Think about it hard, give it a real good try. Once you know that I've already laid all the groundwork for this, it should be rather simple." I sighed.
There was a brief moment of silence and then, it happened, six wood jumped out of his seat in shock.
"Young Master Yang! Are you serious! You've been planning this since the first pill was made?!" Six Wood exclaimed in surprise.
"Pfft, ahahaha. Looks like you're a bit quicker than the others." I laughed. "Yes, the answer to the problem you've all been racking your brains over this entire time… Is the simplest answer out there. Remember how I treated my Uncle the other day?" I chuckled.
"Young Master Yang, your vision is truly deep. Here I thought you were just trying to get more people to increase the production of World Force. I see now, I've been massively short sighted." Six Wood bowed a deep bow. A truly rare event for someone so powerful to do.