"Thousand-Martial Divine Mechanism" Qin Xiyan was weighed down with worries as she flew toward the Sun-Bathing Divine Vessel.
They stemmed from the dire circumstances she had faced over the past month and more.
Everything had originally been going well. The Formless Divine Sect had won a great victory on Canglang Plain, dealing the Iron Mountain Qin Clan a crushing blow.
Great General Who Pacifies the North Qin Sheng had even fled south overnight, not daring to return to Youzhou for an entire month.
At the time, not only had many uncles and cousins within the Iron Mountain Qin Clan begun siding with Qin Xiyan, but even the Imperial Court had shown considerable inclination to rely on her.
The situation in the northeast of the Divine Land had changed dramatically, and the Imperial Court's power there had collapsed entirely.
Qin Sheng had repeatedly clashed with the Formless Divine Sect, bearing some grudges against them, and was even suspected of having betrayed Qin Muge.
With the Formless Divine Sect's strength fully restored, he could no longer gain a foothold in the Northern Lands.
Although Qin Sheng relied on the Imperial Court's support and still held the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Two Ice and Extreme Provinces, forces both within and without had effectively stripped him of power.
This Oblivion Spear Governor could now neither help the Imperial Court control the Northern Lands nor uphold the Iron Mountain Qin Clan's standing.
Even the Qin family's ancestor had suddenly gone silent recently, for reasons unknown.
Qin Xiyan had expected that, to maintain the situation in Youzhou, the Imperial Court would have to change its tune and direct more resources toward supporting her.
Yet not long ago, the situation had changed. Several uncles who had sided with her had been transferred away from important posts