Rumble—
Accompanied by a tremendous roar, the entire teahouse shook violently. Tea sloshed from the cups, and the tables and chairs nearly toppled over.
"What happened?!"
Duan Silu sprang to his feet.
Shangguan Siheng hurriedly checked the surroundings as well.
"It wasn't aimed at us."
Chen Sanshi swept his gaze around. His Qi Observation Technique detected no danger, and he reassured them, "No need to be overly nervous. The tremors lasted for roughly a dozen breaths before subsiding, and the unrest within the market died down along with them."
"Tsk—"
Duan Silu opened the window and looked outside. "What happened? Helm Master, Fellow Daoist Xiao, keep talking. I'll go find out!"
Shangguan Siheng quickly calmed down as well. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, what do you think of what I mentioned earlier?"
"Your sect's courage is commendable, but I fear your strategy is lacking."
Chen Sanshi shook his head. "If you have no plan whatsoever and intend to charge in headfirst, then forgive me for being unable to accompany you."
"Alas..."
Shangguan Siheng sighed faintly. "To be honest, the Slay Immortal Sect has far too few people near Beiyang Dao, and we have no senior experts of high cultivation either. But can we really stand by and watch Shengyun Sect break the seal and contaminate one of the few remaining Pure Lands?"
Chen Sanshi asked, "In your eyes, is the Eastern Continent a Pure Land?"
"Of course."
Shangguan Siheng said with certainty, "There are no spirit veins, and mortals do not need to grow spirit grain. Is that not a Pure Land? Only a place like the Eastern Continent, where the Heavenly Dao is ordered and all things pass through reincarnation, possesses true laws."
"Since that is the case,"
Chen Sanshi said, "have you considered working with the Great Han of the