At that thought.
Hua Wujiang's heart had grown utterly heavy.
As a sect's Grand Elder, he naturally had far more to consider than Lin Ke.
"The Illusionless Gu Sect hasn't started a war yet. Perhaps that means its Dao Ancestor hasn't fully awakened."
"At the very least, they lack the ability to wage all-out war against the Cloud Frontier."
Lin Ke nodded. "Yes. I believe that since the people of the Shu Frontier sent spies to investigate our Cloud Frontier, and those spies are close in strength to our Heaven's Chosen..."
"That means their sects should be close to ours in strength. Even if they can crush cultivators of the same level in battle, the overall gap shouldn't be too great."
"Otherwise, they would start a war immediately. A group of people who crave power wouldn't lie low for so long unless they weren't confident yet."
"And the fact that they started killing during this trial for the Heaven's Chosen tells us two things."
"First, whatever their scheme is, it has already entered its next stage, and their strength has reached a level where they can fight us."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't reveal themselves so readily."
"Second, something inside the Cloud Dragon Secret Realm is the key to awakening their Dao Ancestor."
"If they manage to obtain that treasure in the Cloud Dragon Secret Realm..."
"Then the Cloud Frontier will have sinned against every cultivator under heaven."
Hua Wujiang could tell that Xiao Zhi had already analyzed the situation. Knowing his personality, he asked with considerable interest, "I take it you've already got some plans and ideas, boy?"
"Let's hear them. Perhaps this old man can lend you a hand."
Lin Ke said, "In my opinion, we should find a few Shu Frontier spies and send them back to the Shu