"Shattered Star Archipelago..."
Zhao Wujiu pondered aloud, his fingers lightly tapping the table and producing crisp sounds.
The hall was utterly silent. Everyone looked toward this Divine Mansion member of the Li Family.
Zhao Wujiu slowly said, "The powers overseas are tangled together like roots and vines. It has always been a gathering place for fugitives, exiles, pirates, evil cultivators, and Rogue Cultivators. There is no shortage of experts among them. Hundred Flowers Valley has operated in Jade Prefecture for several thousand years, so it is hardly surprising that they have some foundations overseas."
"That Third Elder—I recall her strength was not weak, correct?"
Zhao Xuan nodded and respectfully replied, "Reporting to Lord Zhao, that Third Elder possesses Late-stage Innate cultivation and holds considerable prestige within Hundred Flowers Valley. She led quite a few remnants in fleeing to the Shattered Star Archipelago, where she raised the banner of Hundred Flowers Valley again. It seems she remains unwilling to accept defeat. Lord Zhao... weeds must be pulled up by the roots..."
Zhao Wujiu stroked his beard.
After pondering for a long while, he said, "Sima Zhao's words are reasonable. However, the urgent matter is still to clear out the remnants in Jade Prefecture first. As for the remnants on the Shattered Star Archipelago, it will not be too late to deal with them after we send people to ascertain the truth."
A Late-stage Innate was nothing to Zhao Wujiu.
But the crucial point was that the lands overseas were far from simple.
The waters there ran deep.
So deep that even he did not dare act rashly.
The sun rose and the moon set.
Time slipped away in the blink of an eye.
Half a year passed.
Three months ago, Li Yanshan of the Li Family's Yan Generation emerged from