"Strange. Has the Immortal Alliance actually lost its nerve lately? It doesn't dare mass its forces to attack us anymore?"
"Isn't it obvious? Cloud-Raising Immortal City must have beaten the fear into them. It bombards them with Sun Divine Thunder at the drop of a hat, as if the stuff costs nothing. Who could withstand that?"
"Speaking of Sun Divine Thunder, I really don't know what those big shots in the Sky Cities are thinking. They actually make us respectable Puppeteers follow behind and clean up the rubbish. I hear even the thunder's residue gives off radiation. Won't all this repeated exposure cause problems?"
"Why worry so much? Isn't everyone in this Market District carrying on as usual? Besides, we're cultivators with cultivation of our own. Our magic power can resist radiation. We're not as frail as mortals!"
"Good point. Look at the fish in this lake. Not only did they survive, they've grown plumper and tastier. Come, come, try this braised carp exposed to nuclear radiation. This beauty must be an upper-grade Demon Beast by now. It tastes absolutely delicious!"
"Say, do you think the immortal city can hold Chu Yun Peak for long now that it's occupied it? The higher-ups seem interested in getting people to settle here. If we buy up some businesses around here, perhaps in a hundred years we'll be local magnates ourselves."
"I've heard those rumors too. Why else would they go to such trouble clearing away the residue?"
"Exactly. The immortal city's Puppet Masters wouldn't do this for no reason. It looks like they intend to stay here permanently!"
"We'll have to give this some serious thought."
On the Fang Household's territory under the Immortal Alliance, the Puppet Dao had fully moved into the former site of the Market District beneath the