The standoff outside Jiemie's Daoist Grounds continued.
Meanwhile, inside the cave abode in the Desolate Star Sea, Zhou Ming and the others sat in a circle, discussing their next move.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming, should we go take a look at the Southern Wasteland Star Domain?"
Hongchu suddenly spoke up, eagerness gleaming in his eyes.
"With so many Unity Realm cultivators surrounding Jiemie and his people, we might be able to fish up some benefits in the chaos."
"Fish up some benefits?" Cang Xuan glanced at him.
"You want to steal the True Saint insights?"
"That's not out of the question." Hongchu rubbed his chin.
"Jiemie and his lot aren't good people anyway. They were the ones who sold information about us to the native cultivators back then."
"Now that people are blockading their doorstep, it wouldn't be unreasonable for us to go get a slice of the pie, would it?"
At those words, a brief silence fell over the cave abode.
Taichu frowned. "But there are dozens of Unity Realm cultivators over there."
"We won't gain anything by going."
"They might even see us as a third faction and gang up on us too."
Houtu nodded as well. "Fellow Daoist Taichu is right."
"Those Unity Realm cultivators are all old monsters who have lived for who knows how many epochs. Their minds run deep."
"If we rush over recklessly, we'll only drag ourselves into the mess."
Hearing this, Hongchu deflated a little.
"So we just let it go?"
"No," Zhou Ming said.
Everyone looked at him.
Zhou Ming's expression was calm. "But not now."
"We're not strong enough yet."
"Although I've recovered to the peak of the Unity Realm, I'm still only one person."
"Against dozens of Unity Realm cultivators, we have no chance of winning."
He paused,