Li Zhirui had minimal contact with the monarch and ministers of the Daqian Dynasty and had only met the monarch once. Nevertheless, it was not difficult to see that this was an ambitiously aspiring monarch!
And generally, those who harbor ambition are unwilling to settle for subordination or to be a mere puppet.
As for whether the Yunshan Sect had realized it, Li Zhirui believed they must have noticed, since even someone like him, who had only met them once, had sensed it. It could be that they were tolerating the other party just because they hadn't achieved their goal yet, or perhaps they had other countermeasures.
"I don't know how the elders will deal with this; I am nothing but expendable material cultivated by the Sect." By the end of the sentence, Liuerde exuded an indescribable sadness.
Li Zhirui's pupils shrank suddenly, expendable material? Expendable material in the Integration Realm?!
The Yunshan Sect was merely a Great Vehicle force!