The Wan Chuan Merchant Guild had swallowed up Blood Shadow's various branches at a very fast pace.
The guild had already entered the Zheng Kingdom, and further west lay the Zhou Kingdom.
Zhou Jingyuan was now the emperor of the Zhou Kingdom. Could he possibly oppose Wang Daoyuan, his uncle by marriage?
The Zhou Family were still disciples of Myriad Beast Valley, and Wang Mingchen was Myriad Beast Valley's sect master. They did not dare make trouble for the Wan Chuan Merchant Guild either.
The Zhou Kingdom covered a vast territory and sat at the center of the various kingdoms.
As long as the guild could annex Blood Shadow's branches within the Zhou Kingdom, expanding elsewhere would become extremely easy.
As for the Wei Kingdom, its imperial family was probably too weak and unable to make many decisions on its own.
The sects in every region had their own thoughts. Town Mountain Sect, for instance, had once held a grudge against the Wang Clan.
However, the disparity in strength lay plainly before them. Sooner or later, they would bow their heads.
"This progress is excellent. In another twenty or thirty years, the Wan Chuan Merchant Guild should be able to enter every kingdom, and there will be little left for me to manage.
"I plan to make a trip to Blood Shadow Headquarters and eliminate some lingering troubles.
"Otherwise, after your mother and I leave, those people at Blood Shadow Headquarters may start stirring up trouble.
"If you encounter an enemy you cannot handle, send word to Jia Qi without hesitation.
"I'll leave him a few more things. No one in Northern Abyss should be able to threaten him."
Having said that, he left the imperial palace, mounted the Thunder Roc Flying Boat, and headed due south.
Upon reaching Wanchuan