"A Sage family put a bounty on a Sage who'd just arrived in the Primordial Land?"
"Heh, now that's interesting!"
"Looks like a storm's brewing in our Azure Abyss Domain..."
Before long.
News that the Rainveil Family of Sky-Crossing City had put a bounty on a newly arrived Sage spread throughout the Azure Abyss Domain.
When a Sage was involved, nothing was a small matter.
After carefully sifting through the rumors and reports, many of the more perceptive people sensed that there was more to this affair than met the eye.
A Sage Faction was probably pushing things along.
Some even thought the Rainveil Family could hardly have chosen of its own accord to put a bounty on a Sage whose strength they knew nothing about, all for the sake of one direct descendant.
Someone was very likely forcing the Rainveil Family to act. More precisely, they were forcing the Rainveil Sage to act.
And who would dare scheme against the Rainveil Family like that? Did anyone even need to guess?
Who else could it be but one of the eight powers now established in the Azure Abyss Domain?
"Heh..."
"Now that the Eight Great Factions have secured their territories, I'd wager they're getting ready to take the knife to some smaller factions..."
"Shh!!"
"Quit talking out of your ass! Loose lips can bring disaster!"
In a restaurant in Azurewater City.
Several Undying Ancient Gods were talking quietly. Their words betrayed a measure of resentment toward the Eight Great Factions, though that resentment was clearly outweighed by fear.
After all, the Eight Great Factions had once been eight Boundary Seas. Each had an entire Boundary Sea's resources behind it and several Sages holding the fort.
They also had the Ancient Cang Divine Court at their backs, a behemoth with even