Inside the City Lord's Mansion.
With Qin Shujian absent, Zheng Fang, as Grand Elder, temporarily acted as Sect Master and met with the other sects.
As for Zheng Fang.
None of those who had come were strangers to him.
The Origin Sect's Grand Elder had quite a reputation himself.
"It heartens this old man to see you all here today. I shall get straight to the point. The laws of heaven and earth in this Newly Emerged Region have yet to stabilize. If people with excessively high cultivation enter, they will inevitably cause damage."
From the seat of honor, Zheng Fang cupped his hands slightly toward everyone before speaking frankly.
"Therefore, no cultivator entering this time may be in the Sky-Soaring Realm or above. The Spirit God Realm is the highest permitted cultivation."
At these words.
Most remained composed, but a few expressions shifted slightly.
"Elder Zheng, this region emerged two years ago. It can already accommodate even Manifestation Realm cultivators. Isn't restricting entry to the Spirit God Realm rather inappropriate?"
Someone immediately voiced an objection.
Then.
Others chimed in.
For these people.
They had already calculated the limits of what the Newly Emerged Region could accommodate and arranged for people at that cultivation level to come.
This move by the Origin Sect completely upset their plans.
Zheng Fang's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "The Newly Emerged Region has always been under our sect's control. No one understands its changes better than we do. Spirit God Realm cultivators are already the absolute limit. Anyone above that level may not enter."
At this point.
He glanced at the cultivators from the sects that had spoken and said.
"If you do not wish to go, your sects may take your people and leave now. This old man will not stop