"Heaven desires the destruction of those it first drives mad. The Central River Imperial Family won't be able to keep hopping around for many more days. This is nothing more than their final flash before death!" Shangguan Hong, the Jade Purity Sect's Supreme Elder and a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, stood atop a mountain peak and gazed in the direction of Central River Imperial City as he spoke.
"Do we still need to hold back so much?" Shangguan Dieche asked, somewhat puzzled.
"For now, yes. Have everyone outside return as much as possible, especially those in the major regions ruled by the Nine Imperial Princes and the regions surrounding the imperial dynasty. No matter what, we must minimize our losses," Shangguan Hong said softly.
At present, all the major factions that knew some of the inside details were acting with extreme restraint. Faced with the Central River Imperial Family's relentless pressure, most chose to yield, even directly giving up certain interests that had seemed impossible to relinquish.
To outsiders, this might have looked like weakness, but that was not the case.
First, doing so could reduce losses and temporarily avoid direct conflict with the Central River Imperial Family. Second, it was preparation for the coming offensive.
To throw a punch, one first had to draw back one's fist. Only then could one gather strength and deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
Although Lin Chuan had summoned the members of the [Akatsuki] organization and the Three-Eyed Alliance into the Longevity Realm, not everyone connected to them had left Central River Continent. For instance, Jin Yao and the others who remained in Origin Space knew about Lin Chuan's summoning. Before everyone departed, they had already arranged many matters, such as leaking news of Lin Chuan's imminent return to the Dao Sect, Origin