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"Things are also unsettled in the East Sea right now. We may need to keep a mobile force in reserve for the future!"

"Last year, we had only just quelled the unrest in the South Sea, and 'Sea-Gazing City' collapsed by a third. Repairs are still underway and require a great deal of manpower."

"We simply can't afford to wage a large-scale war!"

After hearing Li Yunjing's words, everyone else fell silent.

Compared to Li Yunjing, Xu Wuyi and the other Golden Core Realm cultivators, along with the Foundation Establishment cultivators at the peak, had received far less information from the sect.

They could see part of the truth, but they couldn't understand the sect's overall direction.

That was because the Nascent Soul Realm Grand Elders were the highest decision-makers.

These people had no standing to discuss sect affairs with the Grand Elders.

Those great figures had major matters to worry about, and no time to explain anything to their subordinates.

They simply gave orders, and the elders and stewards carried them out.

Now, after hearing Li Yunjing's words, Xu Wuyi and the others finally understood the pressure facing the sect.

The teacup in Xu Wuyi's hand cracked with a sharp snap, a thin fracture appearing in its surface. Green tea trickled through his fingers and dripped onto the Green Jade table.

The Bronze lamps in the hall suddenly swayed without a breeze, their light flickering across the shifting expressions on everyone's faces.

"So all these years..."

An elder swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing. "The sect kept pulling elite disciples from each peak because it was really trying to..."

"That's right! The sect is under immense pressure. The peace of the 'Great Ming Cultivation World' has been bought with people fighting on every front."

A map of the East Sea