However, these matters had little to do with Li Qingming. He was not simply idling away his time, though; he had tasks of his own to carry out.
The purge of the Holy Spirit Cult had already begun in earnest.
But its deeply hidden agents and offshoots were extremely difficult to root out, even with the Sun Moon Empire taking action itself and Xu Tianran intent on tearing them out by the roots.
The Xishui Alliance was one of its most important branches.
As one of Mingdu's three underground organizations, its nominal leader, Nangong Wan, had already been eliminated by Li Qingming.
But behind him stood Feng Ling.
She was a rank ninety-seven Super Douluo.
Her cultivation was profound, and her combat prowess was formidable as well.
Eliminating her within Mingdu would be no easy feat.
According to the intelligence sent by the Sun Moon Empire, Feng Ling had not left.
She had remained in hiding within Mingdu.
Clearly, she was no fool either.
As news of Long Xiaoyao's death spread, the entire Holy Spirit Cult had nearly reached the point of seeing enemy soldiers in every tree and blade of grass.
With Ye Xishui missing as well, the Holy Spirit Cult was now a host of dragons without a head.
Although Zhongli Wu was still around, his prestige ultimately fell short of Ye Xishui's.
It was not that he lacked authority, only that his authority was not strong enough.
He simply could not keep the entire Holy Spirit Cult in line.
Neither Deputy Cult Leader Feng Ling nor the few honored elders who answered only to Long Xiaoyao were people he could control.
Most of the eight great elders were not convinced by Zhongli Wu either.
The one they truly revered and feared was Ye Xishui.
After all, only