A month later, more than a dozen large ships carrying the two sects and the residents of Chenshui Island set sail for Haifeng Domain.
Chenshui Island, previously bustling with activity, suddenly fell quiet. Only a handful of residents remained; the vast majority had left with them.
This might have been the islanders' only chance to move to another sea region and obtain official residency rights.
Otherwise, given their strength, securing residency in a city in another sea region would have been as difficult as ascending to heaven. Every reasonably prosperous city in the Thousand Feathers Alliance was already overcrowded.
By relocating with the Yuan Chen Sword Sect, they effectively took on the sect's brand. In turn, the sect would assign them homes in their new location and ensure their livelihoods.
Compared to remote Chenshui Island, Haifeng Domain, thousands of miles away, was undoubtedly far more prosperous, with equally abundant resources nearby. In a place like that, a little diligence might change their fortunes.
It would not be like Chenshui Island, where decades passed without anything changing. In the past, no sect had even chosen to settle there. That alone showed just how barren the island had once been.
During that month, besides everyone continually packing their belongings, one other development occurred: the Sinking Water Pavilion chose to merge into the Yuan Chen Sword Sect.
After discussions between the two sects, the Yuan Chen Sword Sect agreed to establish a dedicated branch to accommodate the members of the Sinking Water Pavilion.
This arrangement had not been proposed by the Yuan Chen Sword Sect. Instead, the Sinking Water Pavilion had been the first to suggest it.
The Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family had chosen to ally with the Yuan Chen Sword Sect because it had Chen Fei, a Joint