The Fifth Elder had only told him the main points. He guessed that even the Fourth Elder knew no more than this.
They had originally planned to find an opportunity today to discuss matters in detail, but the First Elder had unexpectedly returned and immediately summoned everyone.
The Fifth Elder and he had hurriedly exchanged several glances in the main hall and transmitted a few words to each other. Seeing that the First Elder was about to decide the outcome of the sealing, the Fifth Elder immediately stepped forward and revealed the results of their investigation.
With another wave of his hand, the Fifth Elder caused a differently colored region to appear on the aerial map.
Upon seeing the new yellow region, nearly everyone present understood Gong Shanhe's meaning, but Gong Shanhe continued.
"Mark out the territory of the Sea-Breaking Beasts as well."
By this point, the others had more or less formed their guesses.
The Fifth Elder glanced at the Second Elder. The Second Elder's face remained neither joyous nor sorrowful as he quietly stared at the enormous map in the air. The Fifth Elder could only wave his hand again, and another red region appeared on the map.
"So it is indeed so!"
The same thought surfaced in everyone's minds at once.
On the enormous map, the three colored regions formed a ring, divided into inner, middle, and outer layers.
The innermost yellow region was where the Qionglin Sect was located. Seven patches of flickering blue light were unevenly scattered around its perimeter, while beyond those blue lights lay a vast red region.
The situation spoke for itself. The Qionglin Sect had ceded their seven outermost islands. Once the Tianli Clan moved onto these islands, they would form a defensive line.
They would stand between the Qionglin Sect