Qu Jianlei was in a truly foul mood. He had come to settle karma—so how had one wave failed to subside before another rose?
But worldly affairs did not shift according to his will. However they were meant to unfold, they would still unfold.
There was, however, one unexpected piece of news that eased things somewhat: the Murong Family had not relocated there from the Lianxing Realm!
The Heartless Dao paid little attention to the Jieyi Realm. Which families rose or declined was not something they were particularly interested in.
It was an uncanny Small World to begin with. If not for a few local specialties and a bit of fighting strength, Lianxing would not have bothered paying attention at all.
But the Murong Family's rise had been too fierce. After more than a thousand years, if even the Heartless Dao had failed to notice, that would have been far too negligent.
According to their investigation, the Murong Family had moved there from a certain Middle Thousand World. Most likely... they had offended someone.
That Middle Thousand World was nearly primitive. It did have some good things, but its overall level of development was relatively low.
The True Venerable of the Heartless Dao stated that if they found the Murong Family displeasing, they could simply exterminate the clan outright!
They had not acted before simply because they had felt it unnecessary. But if that family continued courting death, its downfall would not be far off.
The worries of those aristocratic families in the Jieyi Realm were completely unnecessary! No matter how much the Murong Family grew, that was still their own family's affair.
Even if they really drew in the forces of that Middle Thousand World, once the Heartless Dao learned of it, they would never tolerate it.
No matter