For True Person Jiang...
The Jiang Lineage had ruled the Jiang Kingdom for thousands of years and had long regarded it as their own possession. Naturally, they did not want another core formation-level power emerging in the kingdom and undermining their rule.
At the same time, however, she knew her own limitations.
Before coming, she had remained skeptical of the rumors that True Person Li was a core formation middle-stage cultivator.
Once she actually met Li Ping and confirmed that he was indeed a core formation middle-stage cultivator, every last hope of a lucky escape vanished from her heart.
As a core formation early-stage cultivator, she truly lacked the confidence to say no to True Person Li, who was in the middle stage.
In fact, she no longer hoped for the Jiang Lineage to monopolize the kingdom. She only hoped to obtain Li Ping's promise that their two lineages could coexist peacefully without going to war.
She was a Core Formation Cultivator, not a fool. Naturally, she would never provoke a higher-stage cultivator.
Still, she was not particularly afraid of Li Ping either.
The Jiang Lineage was not only a member of the Defender Alliance, but also a member of the Central Region Kingdoms Alliance.
They both belonged to the Righteous Path. Li Ping could use his cultivation to bully her, but without a legitimate reason, he was unlikely to actually do anything to her.
If conflict really did break out, she could ask the Crimson Flame Sect, or even the Defender Alliance, to mediate.
Of course, it would be best to avoid conflict altogether. The Jiang Kingdom was vast enough to accommodate two core formation-level powers.
When poor, develop it together; when rich, claim it had been yours since ancient times.
Faced with True Person Jiang's question, Li Ping