Besides that, Great Chu had kings of different surnames sealing off provincial prefectures; local sects had emerged in Great Xun that refused to hand over their tributes; several border armies in Great Qian had also begun ignoring the imperial family's orders.
The Fourteenth Realm powerhouse who had once loomed over everyone's heads was dead.
Ambitions suppressed for centuries had all risen to the surface.
After reading the secret report, Su Yueli casually set it aside.
She was not surprised. The cultivation world had never possessed any true rules.
So-called laws, morality, and sect regulations all required sufficient strength to uphold them.
While the Fourteenth Realm patriarch was still alive, no matter how dissatisfied the various factions were, they could only endure it.
Now that he was gone, naturally no one acknowledged those rules anymore.
"Lady Yueli."
The Great Li official responsible for organizing the secret reports stood below the hall, carefully observing Su Yueli's expression.
Seeing that she remained silent for so long, the official grew increasingly nervous.
Present-day Great Li had no Fourteenth Realm cultivators. The woman before him was Great Li's sole support.
More precisely, Su Yueli was now the publicly acknowledged strongest person on the entire continent.
So long as she nodded, Great Li could directly swallow the territories of several neighboring dynasties and might even become the foremost of the Eight Dynasties.
Such an opportunity came once in a thousand years, and quite a few people in court had been tempted.
"What else is there?" Su Yueli asked, lifting her eyes.
The official lowered his head and cautiously said, "The three eastern provinces of Great Yan have already fallen into chaos. The two major sects stationed there have suffered grievous losses. If Great Li sends troops now, we could incorporate those three provinces into our territory