"Now that the Golden Crow Sect and the Heavenly Meridian Sect are evenly matched, they haven't stirred up any more trouble, have they?"
This was precisely what Song Changsheng worried about most.
Strength had always been the decisive factor in determining the distribution of resources. Back when the Golden Crow Sect had held the upper hand, the overall abundance of resources under the two sects' jurisdictions had been nearly equal, but the gap in critical resources had been enormous.
Over the years, the Heavenly Meridian Sect and the Golden Crow Sect had openly and covertly battled each other. Aside from the fact that one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, the main reason was that at the border between Qing Province and Xizhou, the territories under the two sects' control, there was a [Five Element Immortal Crystal Mine].
Cultivation World naming was generally used with great caution. Since this type of crystal bore the name "immortal," it was naturally no ordinary thing. It contained the power of the Five Element Laws and was enormously beneficial to both Golden Core Cultivators and Purple Palace Cultivators.
This mine's output was extremely low. It was the only one in Great Qi and even the surrounding several Cultivation Worlds, so its value went without saying.
In the past, the Golden Crow Sect had monopolized this mine vein. Later, the outsider Heavenly Meridian Sect forcibly thrust a foot into it. After several major battles, neither side could do anything to the other, and they could only sit down at the negotiating table and divide it in a gentler manner.
Because of Su Ding in previous years, the Heavenly Meridian Sect had always been suppressed, receiving only around thirty percent each year.
Later, Su Ding fell, and Shi Potian broke through to Golden Core Great Perfection.