Before Ouyang Kuishan could recover from this news, Luo Hong continued:
"Perhaps Dao Master Ouyang has also heard that although the Sea Breeze Sea Region has many islands and scattered forces, it has two major alliances: Black Wind Island and Green Feather Island.
"Now that the Northern Cold Immortal Palace has used Black Wind Island to establish a presence in the Black Wind Sea Region, if the Three Great Sects still do nothing, then when the Immortal Mansion emerges this time, I fear all you will be able to pick up are scraps."
"This Seat has looked into the situation in the Black Wind Sea Region. While it is generally as you say, compared to Black Wind Island, Green Feather Island is merely a newly established alliance. There is simply no comparison between them."
Although Luo Hong had not said it outright, Ouyang Kuishan immediately understood what he meant.
Setting aside whether Luo Hong's words were true or false, since the Northern Cold Immortal Palace had already made contact with Black Wind Island, the Three Great Sects had lost the initiative. Even if they joined forces now, they could not possibly win Black Wind Island over.
This had nothing to do with the disparity in strength. Rather, they could not openly oppose the Northern Cold Immortal Palace, which had the backing of the Heavenly Court.
Like most immortal regions, the overall strength of an Immortal Palace force was inferior to that of the local sects. However, Immortal Palace forces represented the Heavenly Court and possessed the authority to supervise.
They could pay lip service while acting otherwise, and they could follow the example set from above, but on the surface, all sects had to obey the rules set by the Heavenly Court.
Otherwise, once the heavenly troops arrived, no matter