"It seems the Immortal Alliance's higher-ups have their eyes on the whole board. They intend to launch a major war and sweep across the entire Vast Sea in one stroke!"
From the movements of other experts reported by Dong Long, Li Chen had confirmed at least one thing: this war would likely be even larger than initially expected.
Mei Xuan asked, "What makes you say that?"
Li Chen said, "The earlier movements of the Nascent Soul experts already offered a few clues. But if it were only Nascent Soul experts, they might still withdraw promptly after a successful strike and pocket their gains."
"The Outer Dao has done this many times, launching frequent raids solely to suppress the development of the Puppet Dao."
"But this time, they've even turned their attention to the underworld factions operating in the workshops. Clearly, they aren't simply planning to reap one harvest and leave. They may well intend to put down deep roots here."
There was a considerable difference between striking once to suppress them and putting down deep roots here. For Li Chen, at least, the former meant he might still lie low until the storm passed, while the latter meant he could face attacks from experts on all sides at any moment.
Worse still, he could come under attack from Nascent Soul experts at any time!
He would never disregard what had happened to Golden Light City and the Golden Sun Gate. For now, his side's Nascent Soul experts still stood at the front, offering him ample protection. But what if they could barely protect themselves and had no attention to spare for him?
No one had ever decreed that a Grand Artisan like him would only face opponents at Core Formation.
A Grand Artisan like him could face attacks from Nascent