The forces under Sylvanas, whether the Ten Great Liches, the Four Chaos Knights, or those Fear Demon Lords, all had mature systems for distributing power. Once someone joined them, it was extremely difficult to conceal the state of their own faction.
But things were different under Andrew's faction.
Andrew had once been wanted, and his accomplices had been wiped out under Sylvanas's orders. There were actually very few core members left. According to the intelligence, there were fewer than ten Life Sea Level experts, which meant that many star-level lords and Planet Governing Officials had inherited considerable factional resources.
And because Andrew's faction had once been enormous, Sylvanas had adopted a policy of internally inheriting factional power while gradually absorbing outside forces to maintain stability and digest Andrew's faction.
This gave Xi Ye, who had originally been helpless, a glimmer of hope.
Because as one of the former Ten Great Liches, Andrew's faction had not abolished its system of accepting defectors!
According to the intelligence, over the years, in order to cultivate a Great Lord to replace Andrew, Sylvanas had adopted a Gu Breeding approach within Andrew's faction. Life Sea Level lords could possess the same authority Andrew once had to recruit forces from outside, but those forces had to defect voluntarily!
This involved a contest of connections and methods. Those with family backing and personal connections could use them to expand their factions, while those with ability each displayed their own talents. Thus, during the few epochs since Andrew's disappearance, quite a few Great Lords had rapidly expanded their forces!
Maya was currently at the star level, but with the Soul of Gaia from the Emerald Starfield, her greatest obstacle to reaching the Life Sea was gone. She did not need to compete for the resources of the Ancient