Jade Capital City Imperial Palace.
Sha Tongtian sat alone in the imperial garden, his state of mind undergoing some changes.
Originally, he had looked down somewhat on Lin Fei, Cangming Sea Dragon, and the others. After all, without even a single Heavenly Immortal Realm expert, how could they be considered a top-tier immortal cultivation force?
Yet after the battle against the seven Longevity Aristocratic Families, his opinion had greatly changed.
Even if he had not acted in that battle, Lin Fei's side would still have held a sure victory.
With the power of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs Diagram alone, combined with the strength of Cangming Sea Dragon and the many Cultivators, along with the blessing of dynasty fortune—
Even against a Heavenly Immortal Realm expert, they would have been capable of fighting.
Back when they fought Fang Family Patriarch—
If it had not taken place in the Nine Li Dynasty, but within the borders of the Great Flame Dynasty instead—
Then even without the Immortal-Eating Gu, with the blessing of the Great Flame Dynasty's fortune, Cangming Sea Dragon would have been sufficient to kill Fang Family Patriarch Fang Shiyu.
The reason the Fang Family had secretly colluded with the three great dynasties back then was precisely because they intended to lure the Mountain Sea Alliance's experts beyond the Great Flame Dynasty's borders, preventing them from receiving the blessing of fortune.
All of this had been part of their plan.
The reason they had failed was not because their scheme had been insufficiently thorough, nor because their strength had been inadequate.
It was because they could never have anticipated that the Mountain Sea Alliance possessed so many trump cards.
Sha Tongtian no longer dared to underestimate Lin Fei. He felt that this seemingly weak human Cultivator was very likely still