Changsheng Comprehends the Dao, Jinxuan Enters the Demon Domain

"After I enter seclusion, the clan will depend entirely on you to manage it. Over the years, the major powers of the Great Qi Cultivation World have all been doing everything they can to expand their strength. The situation remains relatively stable, and there should not be any major changes in the short term.

"The hundred-year deadline is approaching. Although Canglan Water Monarch previously flooded the Demon Kingdom, the Demon Race possesses deep foundations and cannot be underestimated. We must remain vigilant. We can draw on the successful experience of the battle at the Gemini Islands and build more fortresses along the Jiang Province riverbank to ease the defensive pressure on Crimson Sunset County."

Beneath the wutong tree in the courtyard, Song Changsheng spoke to Song Qingxi.

"Although Great Qi and the Demon Domain have stood opposed for ages, we know far too little about the Demon Domain's actual circumstances. Yet the Demon Race knows our affairs like the back of their hand.

"The information held by both sides is unequal, leaving us in an utterly passive position every time. We must find a way to break this deadlock."

This was a very real problem. Whenever they faced the Demon Domain, they were always the weaker side. If not for the restrictions of the Ancient Alliance, they would not even have been qualified to form a line of defense.

When Canglan Water Monarch flooded the Demon Kingdom, that Mountain Lord had revealed its sharp edge for only a moment before withdrawing. Yet the pressure it released still made Song Changsheng and the others present tremble in spirit.

A casual strike from Canglan Water Monarch might have inflicted more losses than several large-scale wars in Great Qi combined, but they did not know how great an impact those losses had truly