Zhuge Zhi stopped there, saying no more, merely smiling as he looked at the leaders of the various factions.
Naturally, these faction leaders were no fools. They all came to their senses at once.
"That's right. Even we rebelled. Once Ye Lin attacks the Asura Clan, those people will have no reason not to rebel as well."
"Exactly. With us and them together, we may not be unable to take on the Asura Clan. More importantly, someone is handling the Golden Immortal experts. That makes things much easier."
"Indeed. As expected of Zhuge Zhi—he sees things clearly."
"I understand now. This time, I'll stake my entire fortune on following Ye Lin. I'm going to make a killing."
The leaders of the various factions spoke excitedly.
There were only two reasons their factions could not grow.
The first was suppression by Golden Immortal factions. Whenever any opportunity arose, they had to hand it over immediately—or wait to die.
The second was that the cake was only so large. Everyone could only survive within their own little patch of land, while a Golden Immortal faction loomed above them. If they wanted to wage war against one another, they even had to report it to the Profound Origin Scorpion Clan above their heads. It was simply absurd.
Under those two constraints, it was impossible for them to develop.
Moreover, once a monstrous genius emerged within a sect, the Profound Origin Scorpion Clan would immediately take them away and brainwash them until that genius became one of their own.
Thus, the stronger the Golden Immortal factions became, the weaker they became.
The prosperity of a Golden Immortal faction was built on sucking the blood of countless subordinate factions.
Their major factions were the nourishment of the Golden Immortal factions, whose hegemony was achieved by