Of the Seven Stars Alliance's original five major Spirit Transformation powers, aside from the Divine Pill Sect, each had lost one Mid Deity Transformation cultivator at Rare Treasures Island last time.
Moreover, all four of them had been relatively young.
Young Mid Deity Transformation cultivators all had a chance of breaking through to Late Soul Transformation.
To break through from Late Soul Transformation to Peak God Transformation, one needed to attain an extremely high level of control over the laws, laying the foundation for comprehending the Dao and breaking through to Mahayana in the future.
Laws were projections of the Dao. To comprehend the Dao through laws, one had to turn the illusory into the tangible.
Taking that step was extraordinarily difficult.
The Seven Stars Sea Cultivation World had no seventh-order spiritual treasures, and the Divine Refinement Sect's core inheritance was all within Ziwei Hall, which they had failed to obtain.
Therefore, cultivators here could only rely more on luck if they wished to break through to Peak God Transformation.
Without Peak God Transformation cultivators, Late Soul Transformation cultivators were already the most powerful force.
Such cultivators were the future helmsmen whom their sects devoted great resources to nurturing. Losing even one was a devastating blow.
Without a replacement, an entire sect might decline in the future.
Iron Arm Divine Monarch, Earth Splitting Divine Monarch's disciple, was Tian Shu Sect's next helmsman.
Soul Severing Divine Monarch asked, "I've been discussing cooperation with the Wen Clan and the Wang Clan these past few days. Has there been any movement at Rare Treasures Island?"
Baibao Divine Monarch replied, "I've been handling the various affairs on Tian Shu Island lately.
"According to reports from our spies at Rare Treasures Island, after our defeat and retreat, the Blood Shark Pirates began transporting massive quantities