While the upper ranks of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan were discussing with Lu Yuan how to deal with the Lin Clan, the various human factions on the Crimson Continent also received detailed intelligence regarding the full story behind the Lin Clan's role in this turmoil. They dispatched relevant personnel toward the Eastern Continent, each carrying their own purposes.
Their stated purpose was relatively unified.
They all came under the banner of offering condolences to the Lin Clan.
As for their real objectives...
The benevolent see benevolence, and the wise see wisdom...
In short, it certainly was not pure goodwill.
As mentioned before, the Myriad Heavens was vast.
Putting it another way, the same was true.
The Crimson Continent was also vast.
The Crimson Continent's total area was roughly equivalent to that of the Dou Qi Continent. Thus, the Eastern Continent, where the Lin Clan was located, was much like the northwest region of the Dou Qi Continent. Besides the northwest, the Dou Qi Continent also had the southwest, southeast, northeast, Central Continent, and the four regions of east, west, south, and north. Together with the Northwest Continent, there were nine regions in total. By the same logic, although the Lin Clan was the overlord of the Eastern Continent, it was only the overlord of the Eastern Continent. It was not the overlord of the Western Continent, nor the Northern Continent, much less the other regions. Those other regions likewise had their own overlord-level factions, all of which possessed Earth Supreme-level experts. This was how they could restrain the Lin Clan from expanding its territory while maintaining a balance among themselves. Even if an Earth Supreme from a particular region met with an accident and perished, the overlord-level factions of the other regions would not personally enter the fray to participate