Both men sat there, one cup after another, like friends reunited after a long separation.
"Northwest is a huge quagmire, an insatiable sink for resources; the unease across the continent is becoming more and more apparent. Whether it's humans or cultivation creatures, all can clearly sense that some profound change is taking place in the world. Therefore, the conflict is fundamentally unavoidable,"
Hou Niao nodded, "...Yes, everyone's competing, but they don't know what for. It's actually just confusion over an uncontrollable future."
Yu Zhengxing explained, "Jin City, led by our Quanzhen Sect, has formed an alliance with a few other Holy Sects to secure the Loulan direction. The boundary we share with Kneecap Desert spans over three thousand li. It's neither the largest nor the smallest among the eight directions, but the concept of the boundary itself is rather vague. We have our viewpoint, and the undead creatures have theirs. It all comes down to a balance of power."
