The founding of the Great Han Immortal Dynasty was undoubtedly an earth-shaking event for the human race on Sea God Star. This move by the Liu Lineage signaled that, from this point onward, it would inevitably embark on a campaign of outward expansion.
This prospect left the leaders of many long-established, top-tier cultivation powers deeply worried. None were more anxious than the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, which lay closest to Penglai Island.
At present, the Great Han Immortal Dynasty actually controlled only Penglai Island. Compared with those long-established, top-tier cultivation powers with their deep foundations and vast territories, its population and land area were as far apart as heaven and earth-not even on the same scale.
Yet one fact could not be overlooked: the Liu Lineage had three Tribulation Transcendence Realm experts. Like three sharp blades hanging overhead, they radiated a chilling menace. If the Great Han Immortal Dynasty truly set its war machine of expansion in motion, few cultivation powers across all of Sea God Star would likely be able to stand against it alone, relying solely on their own strength.
From a strategic perspective, the Great Han Immortal Dynasty had two possible routes for future expansion. The first led deeper into the Boundless Sea. But that road was strewn with thorns, like groping forward through darkness. The depths of the Boundless Sea were mysterious and unfathomable, harboring countless unknown dangers and powerful sea beasts. Every step forward would demand enormous investments of manpower, resources, and time. In those deep waters, hardships and dangers followed like a shadow. Carving out new territory there would undoubtedly be a protracted and immensely arduous undertaking.
In stark contrast, the situation would be far simpler if the Great Han Immortal Dynasty chose to expand toward the Mazu Continent. Although numerous cultivation powers stood