"It's just the normal next step, that's all. I wouldn't call it especially urgent."
In response to Xiao Yan's question, Yao Wan immediately told him about the matters she had been considering lately.
"The Endless Fire Territory's expansion..."
"After all, on your way here, you must have heard about a Heaven Supreme coming over to seize territory."
"I did hear about that. One against three. Very impressive."
Xiao Yan spoke with a faintly teasing tone.
"If it were you, you should be able to do it too, right? Maybe in terms of destructive power alone, you might even be more exaggerated."
Yao Wan waved her hand. Sure enough, this kind of thing was best when heard as outsiders bragging. When acquaintances brought it up, it was hard to avoid the feeling of a public execution.
"Speaking of which, what about your side? The Fire Spirit Clan probably didn't generously hand over their sacred flame to you, did they?"
"Right. So I beat them into submission."
Xiao Yan gave a slight nod. "Though the older generation left behind some troublesome entanglements, overall, they did have a bit of the bearing an ancient clan ought to have. I don't really dislike them that much."
"Is that so? Then should we consider recruiting them later?"
When matters like this came up, Yao Wan inevitably began thinking in that direction.
"It's not impossible? But at the very least, it's not something to consider right now."
Xiao Yan looked at the scorching faint light in his palm and gently shook his head. When there were too many matters, it was easy to feel blocked up. He had not even had time to resolve the things at hand yet, so how could he have that much spare energy?
"What about your side, then? Is the most