"Three generations, five generations—so long as that fighting spirit remains, there is hope of catching up. But if even that last breath of spirit is gone, then there truly is no hope. They might as well become like Eastern Continent and turn into Central Continent's puppet vassal."
The biggest joke of recent years had been how Eastern Continent's current imperial ruler had knelt before one of the Central Continent Alliance's thirteen leaders and acknowledged him as father.
It was practically trampling the faces of Eastern Continent's hundreds of millions of cultivators into the dirt.
During that time, Eastern Continent cultivators did not dare leave the continent. Whenever they went out, they could not even lift their heads.
Because of this, the Eastern Continent imperial family had lost the people's hearts and was teetering on the brink of collapse. Countless factions had splintered off across Eastern Continent, plunging it into chaos for quite some time.
Although the Northern and Southern Continents had always been weak, they had gritted their teeth and endured, resolutely unwilling to follow Eastern Continent's old path.
Those who were weak would remain weak and only be trampled beneath others' feet. Yet if they occasionally bared their fangs and fought back once or twice, they could instead achieve a surprising effect.
Setting aside their enmity with the Nangong Family for the moment, everyone began discussing how great a stir Lin Qi's actions today would cause across the five continents.
"Now everyone knows you have a map. I'm afraid some people will start harboring crooked thoughts."
Lin Qi said bluntly, "When it is time to cower, I still have to cower. For the next while, I plan to stay in the inn every day without taking a single step outside and cultivate in seclusion until the competition begins."
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