After hearing Ding Fan and Zhuge Qing’s words, everyone was filled with astonishment, and sounds of shock immediately echoed from their mouths:

"Leader, Brother Ding, are you planning to recruit all of the Four Great Elders? That’s simply impossible!"

"The Four Great Elders are extremely powerful, and with the Skeleton Sect disciples gathered under them, even if the Sect Master were in power, it would still be very difficult to suppress them."

After hearing everyone’s words, Ding Fan’s lips slowly curled into a smile, and he spoke:

"It would be very difficult to recruit all of the Four Great Elders, but it wouldn’t be too hard for us to recruit two of them..."

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Zhuge Qing’s eyes widened in shock, his mouth trembling slightly, and he responded:

"Brother Ding, you want to recruit at least two of the elders? If that’s the case, it might actually be an opportunity for us..."

After listening to Zhuge Qing, Ding Fan replied slowly:

"And for us, it’s not like we lack forces we could use..."

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Zhuge Qing then questioned with a puzzled look:

"Brother Ding, do you mean we have other forces to leverage?"

Ding Fan responded to Zhuge Qing:

"Yes, Brother Zhuge, have you forgotten the power of the Skeleton Sect’s Sect Master?"

After hearing this, Zhuge Qing’s eyes widened with surprise as he spoke to Ding Fan:

"Brother Ding, what are you saying? The forces under Skeleton? That’s the most elite group within the Skeleton Sect, and only the Sect Master can command them. How could we possibly use that power!"

Ding Fan replied:

"Don’t forget, with the death of the Skeleton, the entire Skeleton Sect is leaderless, and the group belonging to the Sect Master is currently without command!"

Zhuge Qing was taken aback, speaking in a panic:

"Brother Ding, even so, I don’t have the authority to command that team, and they wouldn’t obey my orders!"

Ding Fan grinned with an evil charm and said:

"What if we tell them that Skeleton is dead?"

Zhuge Qing responded slowly:

"Brother Ding, you mean to expose the news of Skeleton’s death early to gain the team’s trust?"

Ding Fan answered:

"Of course, trust alone isn’t enough; we also need to incite their hatred so they can be under our control!"

Zhuge Qing shivered slightly, hesitated, then asked:

"Brother Ding, how can we incite their hatred, especially when they wouldn’t trust us based solely on what we say!"

Ding Fan replied with a murderous glint:

"Don’t forget who killed Skeleton; we have plenty of evidence..."

Zhuge Qing exclaimed:

"Brother Ding, does that mean this team would be ours to command?"

Ding Fan responded calmly:

"Yes, with the addition of this team, we can truly intimidate the elders. If anyone resists, we simply suppress them..."

Zhuge Qing’s eyes gleamed as he nodded toward Ding Fan’s direction.

Seeing this, Ding Fan’s lips slowly curled up again, and he said:

"I’ll leave the matter of the Skeleton team to you. After all, your position here is unparalleled, and your words are quite credible. As for the Four Great Elders, I wish to meet them..."

Zhuge Qing nodded, his eyes shining with determination.

Observing Zhuge Qing, Ding Fan’s gaze flickered slightly, and he asked calmly:

"Brother Zhuge, among the Four Great Elders, with whom are you closest?"

Zhuge Qing hesitated before replying:

"At that time, with Elder Wang Ye..."

Ding Fan’s eyes gleamed and he said:

"Then let’s start with Elder Wang Ye!"

Zhuge Qing questioned:

"Start with Elder Wang Ye? What do you mean, Brother Ding?"

Ding Fan smiled and replied:

"Elder Wang will be our primary target for alliance!"

Zhuge Qing nodded and asked:

"What about the forces under Skeleton? Should we still recruit them?"

Ding Fan answered calmly with sharp eyes:

"Yes, recruit them first; only we know about Skeleton’s death in the entire Skeleton Sect..."

Agreeing, Zhuge Qing nodded slightly.

After mutual discussions among the group led by Ding Fan, a decision had been made secretly within everyone’s heart, and Ding Fan and Zhuge Qing headed towards the main hall of the Skeleton Sect residence.

Looking at the splendid scenes around, Ding Fan’s eyes searched the surroundings intently.

Zhuge Qing stood before Ding Fan, guiding them, while Xia Ling marvelled at the surrounding grandeur and spoke to Ding Fan:

"Brother Ding, the decoration within the Skeleton Sect is too luxurious, even more so than in Heavenly Sound Sect..."

Ding Fan turned his attention to Xia Ling, asking:

"You mean, the decorations here can compare to Heavenly Sound Sect?"

Xia Ling nodded with a slight frown.

Seeing Xia Ling, Ding Fan looked around in astonishment.

Ding Fan understood well the significance of Heavenly Sound Sect, a sect close to achieving first-class status, yet it barely compares in adornment within the Skeleton Sect.

Zhuge Qing explained:

"Brother Ding, you might not know, but the Skeleton Sect has long been developing its power, through long-term occupation and devouring, achieving today’s scale..."