The Borderlands had thin spiritual energy and barren resources, and the Southwest, where Great Qi was located, was even worse. Due to enduring constant invasions by the Demon Race, not only was its population less dense than that of other regions, even its resources had no time to regenerate.
Moreover, the Demon Race was powerful, and with the obstruction of the Cambang River, there were few places available for expansion. Great Qi Cultivation World had successively swallowed up the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and their subsequent affiliated regions, making the other Cultivation Worlds of the Southwest green with envy.
Unfortunately, they could only stare at that meat. It was too far away, and they faced the dual threat of the Demon Race and the Water Tribe. Even if they seized it, it would be of no use to them.
Under such circumstances, nearly all resources were finite.
To forge an alliance, one either had to subdue others through force, use external pressure to push them into banding together, or entice them with benefits.
At least two of those three conditions had to be met.
Song Changsheng could not yet take the path of subduing others by force. Though external pressure existed, apart from the few Cultivation Worlds along the Cambang River, the rest had not been directly threatened, so naturally they lacked such a strong desire to band together.
Thus, Song Changsheng named this new alliance the "Demon Slaying Alliance," intending first to unite the Cultivation Worlds that bordered the Cambang River.
After all, both sides shared the same goal.
But words alone were not enough. They also needed to be enticed with benefits, attacking from both flanks.
Yet in this backwater corner of the Southwest, even enticing others with benefits could not follow the usual path.
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