Chapter 1414 Sunk Costs Do Not Participate in Major Decisions

"We need a method that both sides can trust each other!" Tie Qianshan said in a deep voice.

Even as the middleman, they are extremely keen to see the formation of this alliance and are willing to make some concessions in the early stage.

But it is precisely because of the need to promote cooperation between the parties that he must be more clear about solving some key problems at the very beginning and cannot be ambiguous.

If you give up some controversial points in some things because of your eagerness for success and put them aside for the time being, it is tantamount to burying mines for yourself, and it is easy to explode in the end and directly cause the cooperation to fail.

For the three parties at present, no one wants to see this cooperation fail. After all, for the three parties, cooperation is to maximize benefits.

But it is precisely because of the huge benefits that some details cannot be ignored.

"What do you want?" Qingdi, who had never spoken, asked.

The five emperors of the human race are of the same blood and advance and retreat together on many things.

But this is only on the surface. You must know that they were all the former leaders of the human race and the people who said what they said. How could there be no contradictions and frictions between them?

It's just because the current situation is not good. Facing the suppression from all sides, everyone can only gather together for warmth.

As for the people from the Outer Dao Alliance who took the initiative to come to the door to raise this matter, because the other party came very suddenly, in fact, the five emperors of the human race had no time to discuss, or they did not really unify their attitude.

Even if they are all willing to cooperate and think this is a good opportunity, but how to cooperate, what to pay in the early stage, and what the other party has to offer, their internal views are completely different.

In fact, it is precisely because of this that the five emperors of the human race will come forward together, otherwise a mere true immortal, even if he represents a top immortal gate like the Outer Dao Alliance, and several Taoist masters of the Taoist gate, is not worth them going out together.

Of course, they also know that going out together will expose problems, but they can only do so. After all, they cannot give the initiative to others, which will bury problems internally.

As for exposing problems, sometimes it may not be a bad thing in some ways.

"The Dao Sect gave up the Five Elders, and left the Dao Sect with no other options. Only in this way can we believe in the Dao Sect's sincerity in cooperation." The Green Emperor stated his purpose, or the common purpose of the Five Emperors of the Human Race.

It is undeniable that there are some differences of opinion among them, but they share the same attitude towards the Five Elders.

For them, in addition to the current Six Emperors, the Five Elders of the Dao Sect are also powerful competitors if they want to ascend to the throne of the Heavenly Emperor.

Even at present, the threat posed by the Five Elders of the Dao Sect to them is greater than that posed by the Jade Emperor and the several Imperial Lords.

After all, although the Jade Emperor and the others are powerful and have many supporters, it is also very difficult to ease the conflict between the two sides after the Jade Emperor and the several Imperial Lords have clearly clashed with the old Taoist Lords.

Unless the Jade Emperor is willing to give up his current interests and be manipulated by others like a puppet again, or the old Taoist Lord is willing to give up his current interests and lose control of the Heavenly Court, otherwise the struggle between the two sides will never be calmed down.

Therefore, it is destined that the Jade Emperor will not be able to get the support of other old Taoist monarchs. Unless they win the final victory, they will inevitably be overthrown.

In this case, the replacement of the Emperor of Heaven is certain, and who is the candidate and gets the support of other strong men is a crucial point.

The existence of the Five Old Lords, with the support of the Taoist sect, makes them inherently very supportive, and they will get more support from other parties in the same situation.

The existence of the Five Emperors of the Human Race is not a candidate for the Emperor of Heaven, but a candidate for the Five Old Lords, which is their most embarrassing point.

As long as the Taoist monarchs of the Taoist sect do not give up their support for the Five Old Lords, they will always be a roadblock in front of the Five Emperors and the first choice for others to support.

"This request is not excessive at all, but very reasonable." Tie Qianshan nodded and said, not denying the request of these emperors, but understanding it very much. If he stood in that position, he would make the same choice.

However, this is from the standpoint of the Five Emperors of the Human Race. From the perspective of the Taoist monarchs of the Taoist sect, this request of the Five Emperors of the Human Race is also full of risks for them.

If they gave up the Five Elders first, the initiative would be transferred to the Five Emperors of the Human Race, which was something that the Daoists of the Dao Sect were unwilling to accept.

Now was the time for the Outer Dao Alliance to play the role of a middleman. Only by acting as a bridge between the two sides could the Outer Dao Alliance also join the alliance.

If the two sides could easily achieve mutual trust without guarantees, then it would be a problem for the Outer Dao Alliance to join.

"The Emperor's request is fine, but I just don't know how the Emperor can gain trust from others?" Tie Qianshan said slowly.

There was nothing wrong with the request, but at the same time as you want others to gain trust from you, you also need to show others something that makes them believe in you, otherwise it would not be cooperation.

Even at this moment, judging from the situation between the two sides, in fact, in some ways, the Five Emperors of the Human Race needed the support of the Daoists of the Dao Sect more. On the contrary, even if the Five Elders had some flaws, the power of the Dao Sect could change it. It was just a matter of how much it would cost.

As Tie Qianshan finished speaking, there was silence in the field. The eyes of the emperors flickered, and they were obviously communicating with each other.

"Grandmaster, do you mean that those Dao Lords are now intending to abandon the Five Old Lords and support the Five Emperors of the Human Race?" Wan Fayi's expression was full of surprise and disbelief.

To be honest, the outside world said that the Divine Power and Miaoji Dao Lords spent a lot of money to support the Five Old Lords, and even because they were too inclined to support resources, they also caused dissatisfaction among many Taoist True Lords.

Only the real people in the Taoist sect can clearly know that this is not false. Even after the Five Old Lords of the Taoist sect received the support of these Dao Lords, the resources they obtained were several times more than those of the other True Lords, otherwise they would not really cause dissatisfaction from all parties.

This time, the Five Old Lords attacked the former Mu De Xingjun, and why did they cause such a big backlash after their failure? Isn't it a big part of the reason that the Five Old Lords occupied too many resources, which caused dissatisfaction among other Taoist True Lords.

It is not the lack of resources that is worrying, but the injustice. This is the real reason why many Taoist True Lords are dissatisfied. But even so, the Dao Lords turned a deaf ear to them and never reduced their support for the Five Elder Lords.

However, at this time, Wan Fayi actually heard that the Dao Lords were going to abandon the Five Elder Lords and support the Five Emperors of the Human Race to cooperate with them.

This shocked Wan Fayi and made him feel very emotional.

"Thunder, thunder, rain and dew all come from above. What others can give you can also be taken back." Yu Zhenzi sneered. He didn't think it was surprising.

He felt that Wan Fayi was still too naive, or that he lacked real strength in such a tolerant environment as the Shenxiao Sect.

Everything has a price. The existence of the Five Elder Lords is for the purpose of the Divine Power and the Miaoji Dao Lord, which is why they can get such generous support.

And since their existence now cannot bring sufficient returns to these Dao Lords, and may even bring losses and influences, there is no problem for these Dao Lords to decisively give up on each other.

This is the real rationality, everything is based on their own interests.

"But these Daojuns paid such a huge price to train the Five Elders, and they gave up so easily?" Wan Fayi didn't understand.

You know, even for the Daojuns, the resources and support they invested in the Five Elders over the years are a considerable price, so they gave up so easily?

"I'll teach you a sentence: sunk costs don't participate in major decisions." Pei Xuanjing said with a smile.

"Silent costs don't participate in major decisions?" Wan Fayi pondered this sentence with a complicated look.

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Originally, he was a little confused about the ins and outs of this matter, but after hearing these words, he seemed to see a ray of light in the darkness and grasped the real answer.

Yu Zhenzi on the side said faintly: "When making a decision, you do need to consider a lot, but sometimes you also need to make a decision immediately and not care too much about past gains and losses. It is true that you have invested a lot in something and don't want to give it up. But who can guarantee that if you continue to persist, you will not lose more."

Yu Zhenzi is indeed very optimistic about Wan Fayi, and he often gives Wan Fayi guidance, hoping that he can grow up and take charge of the Shenxiao Sect one day.

But if you want to take charge of a force, in addition to your own strength and vision, you also need a little ability, that is, the ability to make a decision when necessary.

Everything in the world is changing. Even if you have made many plans in advance, some accidents will doom some things to fail.

At this time, if you still cannot make a decision because you have invested too much cost, you will easily continue to fall into it and pay a greater price.

For the current Shengong Miaoji Daojun and others, it is undeniable that they have paid a lot of price and invested a considerable amount of cost in the process of supporting the Five Old Lords.

However, this does not mean that the other party will go all the way and support the Five Old Lords all the time and cannot give up. If this is really the case, who is the master and who is the follower in the relationship between these Dao Lords and the Five Old Lords?

The current situation has developed to the current situation. The Five Old Lords have so many negative impacts, which also means that their future has been greatly limited. It is not a wise move to increase support for the Five Old Lords at this time.

If there is no choice, then it is understandable that the Divine Art and Miaoji Dao Lords continue to invest. After all, they have the opportunity to drag the entire Taoist sect into the water, and there is still a possibility of success at that time.

However, the Five Emperors of the Human Race are eyeing them from behind. If they continue to support the Five Old Lords, it would be an unwise choice.

It seems that giving up the Five Old Lords means giving up their investment for so many years, but if choosing the Five Emperors of the Human Race can achieve the final success, then for these Dao Lords, it will also be a huge gain.

And by taking the opportunity of cooperating with the Five Emperors of the Human Race, the Outer Dao Alliance and the Xuantian Sect are all pulled on board. They can introduce more forces and reduce the resources invested.

"But will the Xuantian Sect agree?" Wan Fayi asked doubtfully.

The Xuantian Sect was originally a supporter of the Five Emperors of the Human Race. After joining the Dao Sect and the Alliance of the Outer Dao Sect, the support power is indeed greater, but the benefits they gain will also decrease. This should not be a good choice, right?

Yu Zhenzi smiled and said, "Remember one thing, only the benefits that can be obtained are real. If these benefits cannot be turned into reality, they are just illusions."

"Xuantian Sect alone supports the Five Emperors of the Human Race. If they can push the Five Emperors of the Human Race to the position of Heavenly Emperor, they can indeed obtain unimaginable benefits. But the premise of all this is based on the fact that Xuantian Sect can really push the Five Emperors of the Human Race to the position of Heavenly Emperor. Can Xuantian Sect do this alone?"

Xuantian Sect can't do it!

Wanfa understood the implication of Master Yu Zhenzi in an instant. This is indeed a generous reward, but the most important point is that Xuantian Sect can't do this at all.

It is true that the Five Emperors of the Human Race are strong candidates, but they also face fierce competition, especially the Taoist sect is their biggest opponent.

If the Taoist sect is really willing to do it at all costs, even if it cannot push the Five Old Lords to the position, it will be easy to block the success of Xuantian Sect and the Five Emperors of the Human Race.

In the end, it is to choose to take the benefits for itself, but there is a 99% chance of failure. Or they can choose to give up some of their interests to have a greater chance of success. It is self-evident how to choose this.

This is not a question of probability, but a zero-sum game.

Because once they refuse, Xuantian Sect will have no way out. They can only face two situations, either success or failure.

Such a choice does not conform to the style of Xuantian Daojun. The other party is not the kind of person who is either this or that.

Each Daojun has his own style. If it were the Sword Emperor or some old Daojuns of the Demonic Dao, they might have the style of either this or that most of the time, especially the Sword Emperor who would rather break than bend, and some Daojuns of the Demonic Dao also lost their minds and went crazy.

However, as Xuantian Daojun, who once held the top position of the human race, his style of doing things is not the kind of existence that is extremely strong and easily broken.

If the other party is really a different compromise, a strong man who only wants to eat alone, then the two sides would have clashed as early as when Pei Xuanjing rose, and there would not be the situation of Xuantian Sect losing its overlord today.

Moreover, everyone knows that Xuantian Sect's current actions are just bluffing, using the Five Emperors of the Human Race as their bargaining chips. (End of this chapter)