The struggle between two great powers was not something even a force of the Wen family's size dared to casually interfere in.
Whoever dared to stir the winds and churn the rain recklessly might be wiped out by the two sides joining forces.
Until they had fought themselves weary, no one should even think of taking a share of the spoils.
Zhou Luan nodded and asked again, "Then what should we do now?"
"Fire Lotus Island is also an important hub for trade. All kinds of materials from the Seven Stars Sea and the Myriad Demon Islands can be found here.
Furthermore, the Seven Stars Sea is currently embroiled in war, and a great number of rogue cultivators have gathered here.
Going to the Seven Stars Sea to do business carries too much risk.
The Myriad Demon Islands themselves are not peaceful either. Places like Fire Lotus Island, large enough and beyond the jurisdiction of any power, are naturally popular.
There are certainly no few people who come here to sell whatever treasures they obtain.
The Wen family's affairs are not yet over, so it would not be convenient for us to return to Northern Abyss.
We might as well do some business here for now and purchase more artifact-refining materials while we are at it."
Northern Abyss had only recovered fifth-order spiritual energy for several decades. The Skyrend Mountain Range, its main spiritual vein, had already neared mid-grade Fifth-order.
Yet fifth-order artifact-refining materials and fifth-order spiritual herbs were still exceedingly scarce. Of those Wang Daoyuan knew, there was only the Blood Fire Fusang atop Treasure Cauldron Mountain of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.
That great tree was more than a hundred thousand years old and had originally been a high-grade spiritual plant that had fallen in rank.
With fifth-order spiritual