While Wu Shuai and the others were wantonly carving up the Xia Family's wealth, the atmosphere aboard the Fishing Whale Boat was heavy and bleak.
"Supreme Elder, what should we do next?"
"The enemy came on too fiercely! More than a dozen Rank 8s—the main headquarters simply can't be defended!"
"Especially since Wu Shuai is their leader! Our hope of counterattacking and taking it back is far too slim."
"Alas, what a pity about Xia Ying and the others' sacrifice."
The Xia Family Gu Immortals were furious yet helpless, all feeling that their futures were shrouded in darkness.
Xia Ruizhi, the Xia Family's Supreme Elder, snorted coldly. "I don't care who they are, whether it's Wu Shuai or Rank 8 Gu Immortals from the Two Heavens—they cannot occupy the Xia Family's territory. They won't run rampant for long! We will seek aid from the East Sea Righteous Path at once."
"Hmph, if they were merely Human Gu Immortals, that would be one thing. But Wu Shuai is their leader, and Otherworldly Gu Immortals make up the majority. The battle recordings in our hands are the best evidence. The East Sea Righteous Path, even the righteous paths of all Five Regions, will never sit by and watch this force of variant humans grow stronger!"
Only then did the Xia Family Gu Immortals' morale recover slightly.
Seeking aid was their only way out, but exactly whom they should seek aid from was also something worth considering.
The Xia Family was located at the easternmost edge of the East Sea. With the Xia Family at its center, the Merfolk Imperial Court lay to the west, the Tang Family to the southeast, and the Xie Family to the northeast. Yet none of these three was the best target for assistance.
All three were Super