Matters involving two colossal entities were almost always like this. The negotiations alone had taken four years, and there would still be a long wait before the compensation was actually in hand. When all was said and done, the vast majority of that compensation had gone straight into Cloud Ridge Prefecture City's mouth.
Only a very small portion went to Guiling, and that was only because Wang Yu was the person involved. If he had not been quick-witted enough to request aid, they would not even have made it to this stage.
The likelier outcome would have been Yellow Springs Temple slipping away clean.
As for True Person Dizang's objective, Old Man Xuanyan might have known, but Wang Yu had not been told. It seemed to involve some secret of the land on Cloud Ridge Province's side.
Though he did not know, he could guess.
The other party's purpose in seizing the Saint Offering had been to lure him out of the city, then take the opportunity to capture Wang Yu alive and secretly bring Guiling under his control.
So this matter had to be connected to Guiling. What could there be nearby? Only the [Primeval Ruins · Eastern Peak Capital]!
He suspected that the last struggle over the Spirit Transformation Inheritance had allowed True Person Dizang to discover some hidden secret. That point became clearer after they ceded land and handed over cities, with the border expanding toward You Province.
Farther east, several more cities that had originally belonged to Yellow Springs Temple had also appeared, which meant Guiling's special position had been replaced. Cultivators who came to explore the Primeval Ruins now had more choices.
Staying far from the teeth of the storm was not necessarily a bad thing.
After all, its geographical advantage still existed. If anything