Li Chen paid little heed to Dharma King Yuanhao's words, for he knew the Immortal Alliance would never let him act with impunity.
The transformation of the cultivation world had long since become unstoppable. Even within the Immortal Alliance, there were enlightened people who would not continue to shut their doors to the outside world.
Sure enough, for some time afterward, everything seemed to carry on as usual. Dharma King Yuanhao remained silent, and no news of any activity emerged.
But Li Chen also knew that the Immortal Alliance had grown increasingly wary of the Celestial Seven Wonders Studio and had introduced a series of measures specifically to restrict it.
By then, the Immortal Ship had already left Wufu and gone to Nan Province to continue its tour.
The man now governing Nan Province was an old acquaintance: the Attendant Elder who had once governed the Chess Mountain Domain, Grand Artisan Meng Fuyun, whom the Heavenly Sword Sect of the Earthly Immortal Continent had won over!
Meng Fuyun truly had ability. Through more than twenty years of conscientious management, he had developed Nan Province into a thriving, prosperous region. He had also copied the Puppet Dao's infrastructure, rules, and regulations wholesale, fully exploiting the advantages of having a Puppet Master in power.
This was a success in choosing the right man for the job. Meng Fuyun had originally been a regional Grand Artisan, and although he had later become an Artifact Dao Grandmaster, he still had a sufficiently profound understanding of the many changes the Puppet Master Faction had demonstrated.
During his time in the Chess Mountain Domain, he had also shown an adventurous spirit, daring to venture ahead of others. The Chess Mountain Myriad Realms Marketplace he had founded had been quite successful.
Li Chen felt rather helpless about