### After wind, sun, and rain, more than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. The novelty of the Tiandu Secret Realm had worn off, and at last, they received another piece of good news.
Xu Fuhua left word beneath a marker, reporting a new development: the people of the Skywalking Sect had encountered people from Great Joy Mountain of the Wei Kingdom again.
For the forces of the seven kingdoms, safety dictated that the various sects generally acted together in alliances. They would first join forces to seize the rankings, then divide Misty Pavilion's rewards according to contribution.
Neutral sects like the Skywalking Sect were another matter.
This meant that wherever cultivators from Great Joy Mountain were found, the central hub of the Wei Kingdom alliance could not be far away.
"What do we do now?" Yun Huan asked.
They had already grown accustomed to asking Niu Youdao for his opinion. It was not that they particularly liked hearing him speak, but at this point, Niu Youdao had in fact been controlling the direction in which events developed. He should know best what needed to be done next.
If he had been an ordinary young man, how could they have trusted him? No matter what reasoning he gave, they would have questioned whether someone his age was truly capable.
The key was that Niu Youdao was unlike ordinary young men. He had already achieved quite a great deal and proven himself. There was no doubting his abilities, and the three knew they might not measure up to him in strategy.
This had nothing to do with age or cultivation.
"In other words, the people of the Skywalking Sect split up again not long after gathering." Niu Youdao studied the leaf bearing the writing in his hand, then