When the news spread, the attitudes of Azure Profound Continent and the surrounding factions instantly grew subtle.
...An Earth Supreme-level alchemist?
Naturally, they had not forgotten so quickly how the Flame Region had wiped out Cang Qian Palace in one stroke. Although the existence of the Flame Region could indeed be called shrouded in mystery to them, there was one thing they could not possibly misjudge.
The Lord of the Flame Region had to be an Earth Supreme, that much was certain. And this utterly unknown powerhouse was actually an alchemist too?
Now that was a real spectacle.
Originally, they had not planned to interfere in the affairs of Azure Profound Continent, and as for the existence of the Flame Region, they had merely turned a blind eye. After all, though they did not know exactly how much weight the Flame Region carried, they did have some impression of Cang Qian Palace. Taking advantage of the chaos to snatch a bit of meat from someone else's mouth was already good enough. Why add another enemy for themselves?
And the Flame Region's complete lack of movement had naturally made the many factions act even more aggressively.
But none of them had expected this news to come at a time like this.
As for whether the news was true or false, none of those watching from the sidelines could say for sure, yet they also could not rashly ignore it.
Their factions were even still busy seizing the territory and resources that Cang Qian Palace had once extended beyond Azure Profound Continent. So were they supposed to return these things or not?
Caught between two difficult choices, it was naturally hard to make any decision. And since they could not make any good choice, it seemed they could only keep pretending to