Changes in the Northern Territory

In terms of strength, the three Nascent Soul cultivators who came from the Purple Extreme Holy Sect this time are all extremely powerful.

Especially this Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls, he is a true Nascent Soul old monster with a late Nascent Soul cultivation. In this era where powerful beings above the Divine Transformation level do not easily show themselves, a late Nascent Soul cultivation is enough to make one walk sideways.

Moreover, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls is not an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; he is a demonic cultivator who has lived for countless years.

Let alone the fact that the King of Zhenbei had only recently entered the Nascent Soul stage, even if he were in the late Nascent Soul stage, he would not easily provoke a demonic cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage.

Demonic cultivators have too many tricks up their sleeves; one can easily fall into their trap. As for an old Nascent Soul cultivator like the Myriad Souls Ancestor, who knows what kind of tricks he has up his sleeve?

Therefore, even if he disliked this guy, the Prince of Zhenbei could only suppress his dissatisfaction and glance at Yunhe, hoping that Yunhe would say something on behalf of the Sword Pavilion.

But when the Prince of Zhenbei saw that the other party had closed her eyes to rest and looked like it was none of his business, his heart sank. He couldn't understand whether this Fairy Yunhe simply didn't want to antagonize the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls over a relic, or whether the Sword Pavilion and the Purple Extreme Holy Sect had secretly agreed to something.

Either way, it's definitely not a good thing for Zhenbei City.

Yunhe didn't want to get involved in this matter; his Zhenbei City naturally didn't have the strength to go head-to-head with the Ziji Sacred Sect.

Damn it! The Sword Pavilion is utterly shameless. They're always spouting righteousness and morality, but when it really comes down to it, they just cower in fear.

You guys don't want to break ties with the Purple Extreme Holy Sect, so you're exchanging our Zhenbei City's interests for it?

The more the Prince of Zhenbei thought about it, the angrier he became, but he dared not show it. He could only suppress his anger and negotiate with the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls:

"Ancestor Wanhun, this ruin is in my Northern Region. The cultivators of my Northern Region also contributed to opening the ruin. But you want to take a share of the spoils as soon as you open your mouth. Isn't that inappropriate?"

The Prince of Zhenbei's thinking was simple: You, Jian Ge, want to stay out of this? I'll make sure you don't get your way.

The King of Zhenbei escalated the matter to the level of two major domains. How could the Sword Pavilion possibly stand by and watch the show? As the overlord of the Northern Domain, if the Sword Pavilion were to simply watch the Purple Extreme Holy Sect cross over to claim the Northern Domain's opportunities, how could it possibly win over the people?

But the Prince of Zhenbei clearly underestimated the shamelessness of the two major sects. No sooner had he uttered these words than the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls grinned and said:

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you are mistaken. I did not come here on behalf of the Purple Extreme Holy Sect. I only came here because I heard that there were ruins here, so I brought my disciples to join in the fun."

Furthermore, all five regions are part of the Great Yan Dynasty's territory; how can you distinguish between "you" and "me"? We are all His Majesty's subjects.

Prince Zhenbei: "..."

Shameless! Utterly shameless!

He never expected that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls would resort to this tactic.

While this is true, when have they ever cared about imperial power?

However, these words left the Prince of Zhenbei speechless. He was the Prince of Zhenbei of the imperial court, and if he dared to refute the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls, it would be tantamount to publicly denying that the Northern Region was part of the Great Yan territory, which he dared not say.

Although the Dayan Dynasty is now only in name, no one dares to openly disregard it. As the Prince of Zhenbei of the court, there are some things he cannot say.

In an instant, the Prince of Zhenbei understood what the Purple Extreme Holy Sect and the Sword Pavilion were up to. In essence, this was a joint attack by the sects against him, the Prince of Zhenbei who represented the imperial court.

This situation is very dangerous. If he agrees to let the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls share the spoils, then all the forces in the Northern Region will only think that he sold out the opportunities of the Northern Region to curry favor with the Purple Extreme Holy Sect. They will not care whether he was forced by the Purple Extreme Holy Sect or not.

After all, he is a member of the imperial court and represents the imperial court. If the imperial court cannot suppress a sect, then it is still the imperial court's problem.

But if he disagrees, he has no reason to disagree.

People say that the Five Domains belong to the Great Yan Dynasty, and that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Souls is a subject of the Great Yan Dynasty. Since he is a subject, why can others explore the ruins within the country, but they cannot?

In an instant, the Prince of Zhenbei found himself in a predicament. He suddenly realized that his years of planning in the Northern Region seemed so fragile at this moment.

They even made a casual move, and he already knew whose Northern Region it really was.

Hateful!

If the ancestors of the dynasty were still alive, would the Purple Extreme Holy Sect and the Sword Pavilion dare to bully them like this?

No matter how resentful the Prince of Zhenbei was, he had to admit that he couldn't break this deadlock. In an instant, the Prince of Zhenbei seemed to have aged a hundred years. His back was bent, and his whole body seemed to have been drained of energy.

He smiled wryly and said helplessly:

"Since Senior Wanhun wants to explore the ruins, then let him explore them."

After speaking, the Prince of Zhenbei sat down again and closed his eyes to rest.

At this moment, Elder Qingxuan of Luoyue Sect secretly glanced at the King of Zhenbei. Seeing that his face was gloomy, she looked at Fairy Yunhe and Ancestor Wanhun. Soon she understood what the current situation was.

From this day forward, the Northern Region has changed. The King of Zhenbei is now merely the King of Zhenbei City; he can no longer interfere with the situation in the Northern Region.

Naturally, they were powerless to protect the cultivators of Zhenbei City, and the Northern Region, which had been peaceful for thousands of years, was about to be thrown into turmoil again.

It seems that the Northern Region, and indeed the entire world, will once again return to a time when sects hold power.

This seemed like a good thing for Elder Qingxuan, who came from a sect, but the elder was very clear-headed. She knew that this was a good thing for a large sect, but not for a small sect like their Luoyue Sect.

In the past, with the suppression of the imperial court, the major sects were more cautious in their actions, and the smaller sects were at least not bullied to death, and could still get a share of cultivation resources. But once the world returns to a world of sects vying for supremacy, then small sects like Luoyue Sect, which have no foundation, will truly be left to survive in the cracks.

Thinking of this, Elder Qingxuan frowned, pondering how she should protect herself when chaos descended.

It's definitely not good to stay cooped up in Luoyue Sect as a Grand Elder. Not only is there no money to be made, but if someone comes to attack, she, as the Grand Elder, will definitely be the first to suffer.

This is not an unfounded worry. Chaos is coming, and people will inevitably fight each other to the death. Not to mention the forces outside Zhenbei City, even the major forces within the city will have to fight each other.

The Falling Moon Sect is truly at a disadvantage, especially since that son of a bitch of a sect leader has run away. What can the Falling Moon Sect compete with?

Therefore, the best course of action is to find a sect of moderate strength to join. As a Golden Core cultivator with two exceptionally talented female disciples, she would likely be accepted by many sects.

But the question is, which sect should we choose to join?

Qingxuan began to consider the mid-level sects he knew, analyzing their advantages and disadvantages.

In the end, she actually found such a sect, thinking that once Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu came out, she would take them and run away.

As for the others in the Falling Moon Sect... that's none of her business; she's barely able to protect herself.

As for why Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu had to be taken away?

Just kidding, these two have the potential to become Nascent Soul cultivators. Qingxuan is even counting on them to help him out in the future. How could he let go of such disciples?