Of the Three Border Regions of Eastern Continent, only Eastern Yi had yet to be ruled by the Five Elements Sect.
The biggest nail among them was naturally Golden Crow Immortal City.
There was also Kong Sang Valley's territory, but after the last Righteous and Demonic War, Kuzhu had led the core disciples in fleeing and had yet to return. As an ally, and also to prevent it from being occupied by thieves, Chen Mobai had the Five Elements Sect manage it on their behalf.
In other words, the only place still outside the Five Elements Sect's control was Sun Bathing Sea.
After Chen Mobai reached Spirit Transformation, if he was willing to act, he could naturally slaughter Old Ancestor Bai Wu with ease. Golden Crow Immortal City's so-called Fifth Tier Array Formation was as fragile as a sheet of paper before him, who possessed the realm of Heaven-reaching Blessing and Earth Resonance.
But he had just cultivated the Sacred Virtue Great Dao. He definitely could not do something like bullying the weak with strength; it would damage his virtue.
Moreover, his lifetime of good reputation could not be ruined because of this.
He needed Sun Bathing Sea to offer up the immortal city and its territory on its own.
Chen Mobai's thoughts turned, and he had already grasped the key point.
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun was ambushed and went missing. For us righteous cultivators of Eastern Continent, this is also a great loss." With a sighing expression, Chen Mobai reached out and took that half-Sixth Grade Tree Heart into his hand, then continued with the latter half of his words. "Not long ago, I joined hands with the Nine Heavens Demon Purging Sect and heavily injured and repelled two great Fifth Tier True Spirits of the Profound Flood Dragon