The Phantom Star Sect's Predicament, the Great Zhao Dynasty's Ambitions and Hidden Cards

"Hm? The Great Zhao Dynasty and Demon Shadow Palace joined forces to attack our Phantom Star Sect? And in merely one month, they crushed the sect's outer gate and pressed right up to the inner gate?"

"What kind of joke is this?! If I remembered correctly, apart from our sect's Golden Core Experts, there should also have been core experts from the Wuji Sect and Golden Cicada Temple stationed there."

"Meanwhile, the Great Zhao Dynasty and Demon Shadow Palace not only occupied the former territories of the Golden Cicada Temple and Wuji Sect respectively, but the previous war should have drained no small amount of their strength as well."

"In less than ten short years, how could they... possibly have the spare strength to invade the Phantom Star Sect again?"

The more Li Piaoyu thought about it, the more doubts filled her heart. Without waiting for Feng Fei to finish, she fired off question after question.

Feng Fei paused slightly at that. The corner of her eye swiftly swept over Su Shi'er, and she saw him standing with one hand behind his back and the other holding a fly whisk, his brows faintly furrowed.

Clearly, he harbored the same doubts.

After pondering for a moment, she organized her thoughts and explained, "According to the information this disciple received, the Great Zhao Dynasty was the leading force behind this attack."

"As for why they possessed the strength to invade the Phantom Star Sect again, this disciple... has only heard a little about it."

"Under the Dragon Lord of the Great Zhao Dynasty, there were actually four great lineages. Two operated openly: the Sun Family, which controlled Night Demon Cloud City among the islands of the South Sea, and the Duanmu Family, a second-rate force within its territory."

"The other two great