"Bastard."
Emerging from the Supervision Office, Li Kuanghua clenched his fists. He wished he could pound that pretentious Bai Yu into a pile of mud. "What 'Wu Clan of the Endless Forest making a resurgence'? The three divisions closest to the Azure Cloud region are all currently building the Heaven-Defying Grand Array!"
Chen Qingtian glanced back at the Supervision Office and sneered. "It's not for 'what.' Don't you know? Every time someone ventures into the Endless Forest, the Azure Cloud region obtains a large quantity of natural treasures. Many of those treasures end up in the pockets of the Supervision Office. In just a few short years, Bai Yu's gains have been more than what he accumulated in decades."
"It's a pity, really. This man is shortsighted. He's afraid that if we aid Starfall Region, the Wu Clan on the border of the Azure Cloud region will regain the upper hand, and our future counterattacks will become extremely difficult. Even if supporting Starfall Region leads to victory, and both sides launch a joint counterattack, he doesn't want that. Because in that case, Azure Cloud regions Supervision Office would merge with Starfall Region's Supervision Office, and he would have to share his gains with his colleagues who are still fighting."
"..."
Li Kuanghua was stunned for a long moment before she finally understood the logic. She blurted out, "No wonder the Azure Dynasty has been beaten so badly by the Wu Clan."
Chen Qingtian gave a wry smile. "Bai Yu is unwilling to issue the order, so the Azure Cloud region cannot provide assistance. What should we do?"
The Li family members looked at each other, and finally, they just smiled.
Li Kuangren gazed into the distance, toward the Li family's Harmony Hall. Standing atop the Harmony Hall was Feng Mi!
She was also gazing at Li Kuangren. In an instant, they understood each other perfectly. A black spirit stone appeared in her hand, and she silently recited something.
Seeing Chen Qingtian's still-confused appearance, Li Yunlin raised an eyebrow. "Mister Chen, it seems that because our Li family has made no moves these past few years, you outsiders haven't realized that on this land of the Azure Cloud region, there has only ever been one power capable of controlling the right to speak!"
Hearing this, Chen Qingtian, for some unknown reason, felt his heart race. He swallowed hard.
"Everyone in the Azure Cloud region listens to the Supervision Office because our Li family is willing to be friends with you, and is willing to give the Supervision Office face."
"And now, the Supervision Office has chosen a different path."
"Mister Chen, I am very sorry. I hope you have no friends inside the Supervision Office at this moment."
As Li Yunlin's voice faded, a shadow enveloped the entire border city!
Having served as the leader of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion in over a dozen regions, this was the first time he had been so terrified, and he even felt a bit fortunate.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
A bronze bell, rang a total of nine times!
All the cultivators in the entire border city stopped what they were doing. Then, without hesitation, they fled toward the outside of the border city. Some who were slower were even dragged along by experts.
Figures appeared in all directions of the border city, using a long-prepared grand formation to conceal all auras within the city.
The newly appointed Head of the Prince's Mansion, Feng Chunlin, arrived riding on clouds, accompanied by the four Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Feng family!
The Master Wushou of Longevity Mountain, the Old Ancestor Tianye of the Ghost Eye Sect, the Elder Tianqing of the Azure Cloud Pavilion... One after another, experts flew tauntingly to the outside of the Supervision Office.
"Boom!"
Bai Yu burst through the door. He glared furiously at these Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Azure Cloud region. He realized that these bastards wanted his life!
"I'd like to see who dares! I am a man of the Ministry of War, I am the commander of the Supervision Office! Do you dare to lay a hand on me..."
"Boom!"
The heaven and earth's spirit energy erupted, and killing intent permeated the air!
The Li family members continued to walk silently away from the border city. Chen Qingtian glanced back at the great battle and wiped the cold sweat from his brow. "The Southern Barbarian Lands... truly worthy of being called the Southern Barbarian Lands..."
As they walked further away, terrified cries from cultivators echoed from within the border city.
"It's terrible! The Wu Clan is invading! The Wu Clan is invading!"
"Commander Bai Yu has been beheaded by a joint attack of three High Priests from the Wu Clan of the Starfall Region! Not even his bones remain!"
"We have suffered heavy casualties! The Starfall Region Wu Clan dares to kill the commander of our Supervision Office! If we do not avenge this, we, the cultivators of the Azure Cloud region, will have failed the Dynasty! Fellow Daoists, follow me to attack the Starfall Region!"
Within the border city, a large number of cultivators boarded spirit boats and headed toward the Starfall Region.
On the ground.
Bai Yu, whose Nascent Soul was nearly scattered, stared blankly at the sky. The shouts of the Azure Cloud region cultivators were so chaotic. He hadn't even processed exactly what had happened to him.
He only felt someone grab his hand and drag him along.
Finally, he saw a silver coffin.
"Brother Dalong, I've brought the person to you. He's still alive, but his Nascent Soul is crippled. We've used a secret technique to trap him; no matter what abilities he has, he won't be able to escape."
"Thank you, everyone."
"What's there to thank? This brat came to our Azure Cloud region, ordering us around. If it weren't for the fact that he could help us conserve some resources, we would have killed him on the spot last time we went to the Endless Forest! But as for those resources..."
"Currently, the Azure Cloud region is in a time of scarcity. Our Li family still has some savings, and the corpse of a Nascent Soul cultivator is enough for us. If we can extract some cultivation techniques and secret techniques, we will definitely share them with all of you."
"Hahaha, Brother Dalong is generous!"
"Our Li family still has important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave for now. See you in Starfall Region."
"See you in Starfall Region!"
Bai Yu's expression became even more despairing. He felt as though he had come to the wrong place. Everything he had previously held in high regard seemed like an illusion, like a dream, vanishing in an instant.
Azure Cloud region, this damned place, had a nice-sounding name, but in reality, it was a devil's den through and through!
[Congratulations, your family has obtained spoils of war.]
[Half-dead Nascent Soul Mid-stage Cultivator x1]
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