When this happened in Northern Province, the other provinces had also heard of it. Yet when the news spread, Water Province—where Lu Qing had once been—was far from peaceful as well.
Water Province.
In a corner of the northwest had once stood the Phoenix-Tail Water Kingdom. Yet Phoenix-Tail Ancestor had been killed by some unknown hand, his divine fall marking the end of his path; after his cultivation returned to heaven and earth, the Phoenix-Tail Water Kingdom had not immediately vanished without a trace like Phoenix Gate.
After all, aside from Phoenix-Tail Ancestor at the very top, it still had Purple Mansion Realm cultivators below to hold it up.
But life was no longer as good as before.
At that consort selection gathering, the Phoenix-Tail Princess had failed to choose a consort. With the day's major news overshadowing everything, few people paid any attention to her gathering.
After that day, the Phoenix-Tail Water Kingdom increasingly felt powerless despite its intentions. Fortunately, its territory was not as vast as that of an ordinary Golden Core force, and it was located deep within the marshes, so its sphere of influence had not shrunk too severely.
But the Water Kingdom's interior was not harmonious or united either.
At such a critical juncture, another secret rumor erupted from the Phoenix-Tail Water Kingdom.
"A Golden Core cave abode has appeared!"
It was said that the news had come from a maidservant beside the Water Kingdom's princess.
It immediately swept across the land like a gale.
"The Water Kingdom has concealed the cave abode of a great Golden Core cultivator. Back then, Phoenix-Tail Ancestor was able to break through to the Golden Core Realm only because of the treasures within that cave abode."
"The reason the Water Kingdom chose to establish itself deep within the marshes,