Eastern Wilderness Past

The person who had asked the question had still been somewhat curious, but when he heard the words "Dongfang," the expression on his face froze on the spot. It took him a full three breaths to recover.

"Ah? Th-this... people from the Dongfang Family came too? Why had we not heard a single word of it when we arrived?"

This True Intent Cultivator from the Central Region asked in alarm.

With the great tides shifting in Azure Waves this time, quite a few Central Region factions had indeed headed west in search of opportunities.

However, most of these factions occupied only middling positions in the Central Region. The stronger among them had one or two Profound Insight cultivators overseeing them, such as the Dynasty at the entrance just now.

Before heading to the Northwest, they had made extensive inquiries in advance.

At the time, the only high-level or top-tier forces clearly known to be coming to the Northwest in search of treasure were Qingyao Sect, East Sea Penglai Palace, Ruyi Immortal Valley, Miaomu Immortal Mansion, and the Nangong Clan of Anshen Valley—five in total.

Since the Earthly Treasure Secret Realm had multiple entrances, the gates chosen by those five factions were mostly concentrated at the two entrances east of the Northwest. They had not ventured too deeply into the Northwest.

They had chosen to travel as far as the lands of the Five Dynasties precisely to avoid direct competition with the Xi Family, hoping to seize the advantageous position of entering the Secret Realm as early as possible.

Before today, they had never heard that the Dongfang Family was coming to the Northwest at all. Naturally, they were especially shocked.

They could not really be blamed for failing to learn of it. Donglai Sect had long resided in the Northwest