After leaving the Three Pure Ones Sect, Lin Chuan contacted Mu Li. He still needed to make a trip to the Origin Sect.
As a first-rate cultivation force on the Central River Continent, the Origin Sect had always ranked near the top among the continent's major powers. In terms of sheer strength alone, the Origin Sect even surpassed the Three Pure Ones Sect, as it had as many as four Tribulation Transcendence cultivators within its ranks—one more than the combined total of the three major sects of the Dao Sect. Thus, the Origin Sect was practically an untouchable presence in the cultivation world.
However, Lin Chuan learned from Mu Li that although the Origin Sect appeared powerful on the surface, it harbored irreconcilable internal conflicts. The factional divisions were severe and might even lead to a complete split. This was precisely the opportunity Lin Chuan needed to seize.
Relatively speaking, the Origin Sect was divided into three factions. One was the sect master's line, led primarily by Sect Master Zhang Lin and his grandfather, a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator. Another was the Supreme Elder's line—Feng Yuan's faction—which possessed two Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. Apart from those, there was a third faction that remained neutral, with one Tribulation Transcendence elder.
Zhang Lin's faction was comparatively moderate. Like the other major powers, they participated in continental affairs and did not employ excessively radical cultivation methods. Feng Yuan's faction, however, was different. They kept a low profile and acted covertly, yet their methods were extremely ruthless. Feng Yuan's destruction of Yijiang City on the Southern Bright Continent was proof enough. For the sake of cultivation, they would stop at nothing, often causing catastrophic consequences.
Yet because they acted in secret and did not strike particularly often, coupled with the Origin Sect's immense strength, the continent