A defeat on the Star Alliance's Pioneer War front had instantly become a mirror that exposed many demons within the alliance.
Liang Ji paid only a little attention to these demons. After reminding his family and friends to be careful, he didn't give the matter any further thought, turning his attention back to the Heavenly Star Plain and the battlefield.
Whether the Star Alliance meant to boost morale after its defeat, or the setback had frightened off many small and midsize factions, Liang Ji and the others found that more and more starships and fleets were returning from the front lines in the Heavenly Demon Star Domain after they arrived back at the Heavenly Star Plain aboard the Dragon Snake.
Like Liang Ji and his companions, these fleets had brought back huge quantities of resources and treasures from the Heavenly Demon Star Domain, and most of them were being put up for sale at the Heavenly Star Plain.
After all, those capable of venturing into the Heavenly Demon Star Domain to expand their territory and make their fortunes were at least as strong as Liang Ji and his companions: powerful enough to dominate among mid-tier cultivators, contend with high-tier ones, and even slay seventh-tier Void Demon Race members.
Rather than go to all the trouble of transporting their goods from the Heavenly Star Plain back into the Star Alliance to sell them, wasting a great deal of time on the journey and then searching for suitable trade routes within the alliance—and without any guarantee that the prices would rise by much—it made more sense to sell everything right there at the Heavenly Star Plain. That saved travel time, and the plain was practically a crossroads for half the Star Alliance's trade routes and companies, so finding suitable buyers was no