The two great families were the most powerful factions in the Verdant Ink Eternal Realm.
But that did not mean they could rest easy with their heads on their pillows.
The Verdant Ink Eternal Realm had existed for far too long, was far too ancient. Countless factions had roots tangled together, and there were even factions from beyond the Verdant Ink Eternal Realm that had established branches within it.
Some relatively powerful factions, though lacking Transformation Realm patriarchs, could still shake the status of the two great families if they joined forces with their many Undying experts.
When the two great families clashed, they mostly adopted an attitude of wooing these factions over.
When neither side could gain the upper hand, even the slightest difference in strength could lead to entirely different outcomes.
Yet the leaders of these factions were all shrewd as well—classic fence-sitters, swaying whichever way the wind blew.
They would not easily state their position and throw their full support behind either side.
They were the drifting third party. In a sense, they counted as the Verdant Ink Eternal Realm's third major force.
This created a peculiar balance.
Part of the reason the two great families did not dare rashly go to war was their fear of letting this third party reap the peaches.
Perhaps any single faction, with just one or two Undying experts, posed little threat to the two great families. But once they united, they became terrifying indeed.
Therefore, while wooing them, the two great families would generally tacitly suppress the development of the other factions as well.
Keeping one another in check.
At that moment, laughter rang clearly through the air, carrying a trace of arrogance. "Hahaha, Miss Meng, you are mistaken. Family struggles are about each side relying on its own abilities.