Once the spatial barrier formed by the division of the heaven-and-earth domain had stabilized, the restless True Intent demonic cultivators within the Northern Wilderness Forest could no longer wait and took to the air, heading south.
The arrival of a Righteous Dao Venerable had indeed been unexpected, but with Blackwater Demon Lord there to fight them, there was no need for people like them to worry blindly.
Moreover, from the perspective of earning merit and establishing achievements, they would rather see the situation develop as it had now.
For if the Righteous Dao had no means of response, then Blackwater Demon Lord alone would claim the merit for conquering ninety-nine percent of the northwest this time.
As for the True Intent Cultivators who had followed him here, forget about drinking the soup—they would not even get the chance to lick the rim of the bowl.
Even if they ultimately took the northwest, the rewards they received would be nothing more than dispensable, tasteless scraps.
But the situation now was different.
The Righteous Dao had also sent Mystic Insight Venerable into battle, forcing Blackwater Demon Lord to carve out the sky as a boundary and fight him first, leaving him no time to concern himself with the struggle for territory below.
Though if the battle continued in this fashion, Blackwater Demon Lord would still be the foremost contributor once victory was secured.
Yet with a Righteous Dao Venerable entering the fray, the total platter of merit had grown larger, allowing them room to distinguish themselves and reap greater benefits in battle merit.
Naturally, all of this rested upon the foundation that they could seize the northwest.
Now that a Righteous Dao Venerable had appeared in the northwest, there would certainly be no shortage of other Righteous Dao experts below.
Thus, after