Royal Abdication, Mortal Flesh Nearing Godhood

Three days later!

The entire Yan Imperial Dynasty's martial artists were stunned by a piece of news.

Lin Chen had stormed the Shanhai Sect, and the Shanhai Sect's sect stele had been shattered!

The sect-gate stele was the face of a sect. When someone shattered it, it meant the entire sect's dignity had been trampled beneath their feet.

That was why the martial artists of the Yan Imperial Dynasty were shocked. How had Lin Chen dared to do it?

What shocked them even more was that despite this, the Shanhai Sect's Myriad Manifestations Realm experts had not made a move. Rumor had it that Lin Chen had ultimately left the mountain unscathed.

The martial artists of the Yan Imperial Dynasty discussed the matter animatedly.

Some were astonished by Lin Chen's actions, while others were shocked by the Shanhai Sect's reaction. Faced with Lin Chen, it had actually backed down.

Throughout the Yan Imperial Dynasty, the only party to benefit was the Azure Ripple Sect.

These past few years had not been easy for the Azure Ripple Sect.

Although it had annexed the Eight Desolations Domain and doubled the territory under its control, far too many disciples had died or been wounded in the sect war. Territory alone could not make up for that.

A larger territory did mean more martial resources, but after reaching the Xiantian Third Realm, one could no longer advance simply by piling on resources—unless one was willing to stack resources without regard for cost. That clearly did not suit a super sect's long-term development.

The Azure Ripple Sect, possessing two domains of territory, had naturally become the target of neighboring super sects. Conflicts had even begun to flare up faintly, though for now they were still minor.

Everyone knew, however, that the Azure Ripple Sect could