The decline in the Lin Clan's strength had a considerable impact on the entire Central River Continent. It might have looked like nothing more than a drop in ranking, but in truth, it meant a redistribution of the continent's cultivation resources.
When the Lin Clan had first risen to become a first-tier cultivation force, the benefits they received had been unimaginable. But now, with a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator dead and large numbers of upper-echelon Great Ascension and Body Fusion cultivators slain, the very foundation of the Lin Clan had been shaken. After falling to a second-tier cultivation force, they would have to surrender everything they had once received as a first-tier force. This meant that enormous changes were about to sweep through the cultivation world.
At the same time, the Heaven-Swapping Day-Replacement of this decisive battle had also left the major powers with a growing sense of urgency.
The rapid growth of Lin An and Lin Chuan's strength, along with the brilliance of their methods, had already made the major powers uneasy. Meanwhile, the standoff between Tribulation Transcendence cultivators on Dasi Lianshui signaled that the situation on the continent was beginning to undergo a drastic shift.
One had to know that a confrontation between the Nine Princes, the imperial family, the Three Purities Dao Sect, the Heaven One Sword Sect, the Origin Sect, and other first-tier cultivation forces had once been unimaginable. Yet this time, not only had conflict broken out between them, but the moment they acted, it became a standoff between Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. The opposition this created made the entire continent feel that war was drawing near.
The Central River Dynasty had ruled the Central River Continent for so many years. It was not as though they had never faced crises of rule before, but they had