There was no need to say anything more to Li Jing. After all, he was an old general and could handle such matters.
Over on Hongjun Island, Uchiha Shin and Patriarch Hongjun were still speaking.
Uchiha Shin was currently unconscious, and the one controlling his body was the Giant Cauldron.
"Do you want me to stop here?" Patriarch Hongjun asked the mysterious man.
"Do you still intend to continue? You have already disrupted the balance of the Three Realms. Continuing like this will lead to no result. You might as well stop now," the mysterious man said.
"It has only just begun. How could I stop so easily?" Patriarch Hongjun replied with a smile.
The mysterious man looked Patriarch Hongjun up and down. "Hongjun, do you truly intend to become a second Azure Heaven Venerable?"
"I will not become a second Azure Heaven Venerable. I will become even stronger than her. I definitely will not follow in her footsteps." Patriarch Hongjun was exceedingly confident.
"If the person behind Uchiha Shin takes action, do you think you can still continue?" the mysterious man asked. "If you insist on going on, the person behind Uchiha Shin will truly fight you. At worst, both sides will suffer and perish together."
Patriarch Hongjun's brows furrowed slightly. This was indeed something that worried him.
The person behind Uchiha Shin was truly no simple figure. He had remained hidden for so long without ever appearing, and Patriarch Hongjun himself did not even know who the other party was. It was indeed cause for concern.
"What do you propose, then? You want me to simply give up like this?" Patriarch Hongjun looked at the mysterious man and smiled faintly.
"I know it will not be easy to make Patriarch Hongjun give up so readily. If we push