A Thousand Years Passed in the Blink of an Eye; He Emerged from Seclusion After Achieving His Goal

Chapter 418: A Thousand Years Passed in the Blink of an Eye; He Emerged from Seclusion After Achieving His Goal

In the third year after the Holy Clan launched its campaign, Shen Ni, Zhen Yuanzi, Tongtian, River Styx, and the others returned to the Witch God Sect. Along with Nuwa and Zhunti, they led the Witch God Sect's armies on a series of campaigns. With six Sovereigns and the many monarchs of the Witch God Sect, they were no match for the Hong Huang Clan's Second Branch or the Holy Clan's armies, but they were still a formidable force. Like a crushing wave, they conquered several continents near the Witch God Sect.

But conquering territory wasn't as simple as relying on warfare alone. They also had to win the submission of the cultivators living on the continents they occupied. Only then could they continue expanding their forces and make use of those continents' resources. Otherwise, what was the point of exhausting their strength to occupy so many continents? They would also have to stay on guard against the cultivators there stabbing them in the back.

Therefore, whether it was the Holy Clan, the Hong Huang Clan, the Witch God Sect, or any other faction, they all fought for a time, then spent a while consolidating their gains. This cycle continued, and before anyone knew it, a thousand years had passed.

By then, the Holy Clan had occupied three regions and more than two hundred continents, while the Hong Huang Clan had taken one region and seventy-two continents. The Witch God Sect had occupied only eight continents, and the rest had been divided among other factions.

All these years, Li Yi had paid no attention to the affairs beyond his retreat. He had devoted himself entirely to comprehending and deducing the