Divine Crow Valley's Explanation

Great Sheng's Northern Territory, Imperial Guard Headquarters.

Inside the Supreme General's Residence, the furnishings were simple and austere, carrying a killing intent utterly at odds with a woman.

"..."

Having just arrived from the Western Territory border by star skiff, Ye Li sat upright in the seat of honor among the guests, seriously studying the terrain map of Divine Crow Valley.

Times had changed. Powers of this caliber usually occupied vast tracts of land.

Without understanding the situation beforehand, it would be easy for fish that slipped through the net to escape. Though a Supreme's formidable senses could effectively prevent that, it was always better to know more when circumstances allowed.

Yet the person seated with him was not Li Yuyao, who had come from the Western Territory alongside him.

Instead, it was another middle-aged man clad in black armor, with an utterly ordinary appearance.

This man was named Chang Yun. Not long ago, he had come here from the Eastern Territory and temporarily taken over Li Yuyao's command of Northern Territory military affairs. He was another Great Sheng general of the Immortal Realm.

At this moment, Chang Yun struggled to maintain a calm facade while secretly sizing up this unfamiliar colleague, whose name had recently shaken the court and the realm.

Ye Li seemed to sense that gaze. Without turning his head, he merely asked flatly,

"Is something the matter?"

Having his thoughts exposed so suddenly, Chang Yun gave an awkward dry cough and quickly waved his hands.

"Nothing, nothing! I had long heard of General Ye's great name, and now that I have finally seen you in person, I was simply a little surprised."

He truly was shaken to the core.

From Li Yuyao's brief disclosure, this somewhat unfamiliar colleague had just unleashed a massacre in the Western