Rapid Development (II)

Although Liu Zhengqing and the others found the matter extremely puzzling, they temporarily halted their attack on the Profound Nether Sect and began discussing peace with them.

The entire process went very smoothly because, throughout the negotiations, the Profound Nether Sect had only one demand: to retain its relative independence rather than completely merge into Great Xia like the Purple Cloud Sect and the other forces.

After learning of the Profound Nether Sect's demand, Bi Changsheng agreed to it outright.

From the very beginning, Bi Changsheng had never intended to control the Profound Nether Sect and the Star Moon Sect. He had acted against these two Hidden Sects only to make them behave themselves and stop disrupting the stable situation he had painstakingly built.

However, the Profound Nether Sect's submission to Great Xia had not come without a price. The Profound Nether Sect handed over a vast number of treasures and inheritances to Great Xia.

In return, Great Xia not only accepted the Profound Nether Sect's allegiance but also ceded half of Pingzhou to it as a fief. Aside from major matters, the Profound Nether Sect could govern itself within its fief.

The entire Southern Border consequently fell quiet once more.

Great Xia's hard-line stance toward the Hidden Sects this time, along with the formidable strength it had displayed, once again shocked the entire Southern Border. The various forces within Great Xia no longer dared harbor any ulterior motives.

"How is it that True Lord Qingyang is still such a monster even after breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm?"

Deep in a forest somewhere in the Southern Border, a sharp-eyed Daoist uttered this sigh inwardly after learning of the matter.

This Daoist was none other than True Lord Xuanji, who had come to the Southern Border from the Central