Jiang Weihai said, "The spiritual energy has been sealed. As for why, Great-Grandfather doesn't know the specifics either. It's been like this ever since I was born."
"Only the ancestors of the Three Great Families probably know."
"The Three Great Families?" Su Chen asked.
Weren't there five?
"Mm. The Sheng, Jiang, and Bai families are the oldest. The Kaida and Huo families were brought in to help handle the Boundary Battlefield matters in the upper realm of Blue Star because the three of us didn't have enough people."
"For humanity, the Boundary Battlefield is both dangerous and an opportunity."
Su Chen recalled what Jiang Weihai had told him earlier about the Boundary Battlefields overseen by the Five Great Families. The Sheng, Jiang, and Bai families each handled ten Boundary Battlefields, while the Kaida and Huo families handled five apiece.
It was much like the cities of ancient times. The more cities a faction controlled, the more powerful it was bound to be.
Looking at it that way, the Kaida and Huo families really were quite far behind the Sheng, Jiang, and Bai families.
Jiang Weihai said to Su Chen, "Chenchen, it seems this Tongtian Island meeting is even more important than I imagined. Great-Grandfather will personally escort you onto the island, but I won't be able to stay there. You must be careful."
"Don't trust others too easily—not even members of the Jiang family."
The Jiang, Sheng, and Bai families had existed for thousands of years. They had intermarried many times, their relationships were intricate, and their lineages were enormous. One could even say that each family was an empire in its own right!
Su Chen nodded.
Jiang Weihai nodded back and was about to take out the treasure weapons when he suddenly raised his eyebrows. He gave Su Chen