"So that's how it is."
Something stirred in Fang Qing's heart.
His own cursory survey could never compare with the insider knowledge of the Outer Sea held by True Lord Profound Earth, who had lived here for years.
"A Hegemon Nation? A nation that rules by force? The name fits..."
He knew that, compared with the Central Plains, the Outer Sea was relatively poor and weak.
But it was vast. Rake through enough of it, and there was bound to be something worth taking.
As for powers like the Flood-Dragon Palace in the deep sea, their demon kings paid little attention to the coastal waters.
That left the coastal waters within the reach of human powers, while also subject to the influence of Northern Zhou and Eastern Wu...
And the Sky Horn Sect?
It called itself a "sect." Clearly, it could only throw its weight around among Purple Mansion powers. Faced with Golden Core sects like the Nine-Heavens Fire Manor and Wuyue Sword Pavilion, it still lacked the confidence to stand tall...
If even the Sky Horn Sect had it so hard, the other Purple Mansion powers could only fare worse.
Even True Lord Profound Earth of the tiny Profound Earth Temple had little choice but to secretly control a few small nations and gather spiritual resources for his cultivation...
Only to have the Sea-Calming Prefecture, Langya Prefecture, the Sky Horn Sect, and the Outer Sea demon kings take turns shaking him down...
Yet even so, True Lord Profound Earth would rather cling on here than return to Ancient Shu?
One side wants his money, the other wants his life. He can tell the difference.
Fang Qing grumbled inwardly, then quietly calculated, *The Rhinoceros-Scaled Demon King should be far away in the Great Void by now. What if I drew