Beyond Control, a Great Melee

The Eastern King Sect had always had a rather poor reputation throughout the Myriad Worlds. This, too, was shaped by circumstance. The Three Daoist Sects had accumulated vast primordial capital back in ancient times. After cleaning up and going legit in the present age, they cherished their feathers and followed the rules throughout the Myriad Worlds. Not only did they not dare to bully others with their power, but sometimes, because they cherished those feathers too dearly, they were even extorted by small sects and minor factions.

But while the Three Daoist Sects could act this way, the Eastern King Sect could not. As a rising star, it lacked the Three Daoist Sects' massive ancient foundations, as well as their outstanding artifact-refining, sword-making, and pill-refining industries, which could effortlessly bring in staggering profits.

If the Eastern King Sect wanted to rise, to stand out, to challenge the Three Daoist Sects' position, it had to throw itself into the fierce competition of the Hundred Arts Industry across the Myriad Worlds. If it could not excel in one trade, then it would distinguish itself in every trade. They wanted every branch of the Hundred Arts Industry. In that process, they tore into their rivals like hyenas, stopping at nothing. Beyond legitimate business competition, physically destroying competitors was also a common occurrence. Over time, the Eastern King Sect naturally became infamous throughout the Myriad Worlds.

At the time, the only force capable of restraining the Eastern King Sect, the Three Daoist Sects, regarded its conduct with contempt. Yet because the Eastern King Sect was an important force in fighting against demons, they could only turn a blind eye for the sake of the greater picture, allowing it to grow ever more unrestrained in the present-day heavens.

Thus, after Tianyuan's revival in the present