As one of the Hundred Golden Races, the Human Race wasn't among the topmost, but it still held sway over a vast expanse of star domains in the middle reaches of the Mother River.
The Yu Long Sect alone presided over more than a hundred star domains.
Sects like the Po Xu Sect, the Feather Transformation Sect, and the Rifting Sky Sword Sect all fell under Yu Long's jurisdiction.
However, this subordinate relationship was a peculiar one.
The Yu Long Sect was merely the nominal overlord, the king of this vast region. The other major sects were effectively feudal lords. Their relationship was one of both obedience and opposition.
This arrangement had endured for many, many years. The Yu Long Sect had always stood high above, looking down as countless forces rose and fell. It rarely intervened.
But in recent years, the Yu Long Sect's "temper" had changed. It had grown aggressive—or, to put it another way, had tightened its control over the powerful forces under its command. When experts committed grave offenses, the sect no longer showed mercy. Instead, it sent experts from the Hall of Law to suppress them and imprison them within the Yu Long Sect forever.
No one even knew whether those people lived or died afterward. Once they entered the Yu Long Sect, they never appeared again.
That was why, after Po Xu Old Ancestor had attacked Jiang Yan of his own accord, Yu Qingjue planned to report the matter to the Yu Long Sect. She hoped the superior sect would intervene, punish Po Xu Old Ancestor and warn him to back down.
In the past, the Yu Long Sect certainly wouldn't have bothered with such a matter. But now, there was a good chance it would.
"Oh? The Yu Long Sect is that overbearing?