Wu Shattered Star River

Saint Ape City hosted celebratory banquets for several days in a row, partly to celebrate the great victory and partly to thank Zhen Ji for her assistance.

Although Seventh Ancestor and the Sky Ape Clan's Patriarch, Shen Yan, were somewhat worried that Zhen Ji might pull a cuckoo's nest trick, seizing the Southern Domain and becoming its queen, they were helpless and dared not express their concerns.

Because once Zhen Ji left, Cang Huang would definitely launch a counterattack, and what would they use to resist then?

Besides, Zhen Ji was a renowned powerhouse of many years, with a good reputation across the domains. She was a person of great love, never concerned with personal gain, not the type of despicable villain.

If Zhen Ji wanted to rise to power, why would she need to come to the Southern Domain?

She could have asked Yao Ao for help and easily fought her way back to the Eastern Domain, but after breaking through to the seventh level of Dao Ancestor Realm, she took no action.

Moreover, she could have easily risen to power in the Northern Domain. With her combat strength, she could easily have become second only to one person and above everyone else, but she had always lived in seclusion, never showing her face. This time, leading the team was merely to improve her combat strength.

The Winterland Domain had witnessed Zhen Ji's actions in the Eastern Domain back then, so Seventh Ancestor and the others were slightly relieved.

Actually…

If it weren't for Qing Ning, the Sky Ape Clan's Patriarch, Shen Yan, might have accepted Zhen Ji. After all, having a Dao Ancestor Realm seventh-level expert leading them would make their lives much easier.

However, Qing Ning had already displayed unparalleled talent, and they all had feelings for the Azure Feather Clan, especially the Sky Ape Clan's Patriarch, who was deeply indebted to the previous Azure Feather Clan Patriarch, so naturally, they wanted to support Qing Ning's ascension.

Seventh Ancestor and the Sky Ape Clan's Patriarch, Shen Yan, had been flattering Zhen Ji in every way during this time, but their words also subtly expressed—they were grateful to Zhen Ji, and hoped that she would stay in the Southern Domain for a while, but they firmly supported Qing Ning…

The night deepened, the banquet dispersed, and Zhen Ji returned to the courtyard arranged for her.

At this moment, Jiang Han, along with Ye Wanqiu, came to visit.

Zhen Ji asked the maid to bring them in. After the maid served tea, Zhen Ji looked at them with a smile and said, "What's the matter with you two lovebirds coming to my door in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Han activated the formation within the hall and cut straight to the point, "Aunt Zhen, do you intend to become the Queen of the Southern Domain?"

Zhen Ji raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why do you ask?"

Since they were all their own people, Jiang Han didn't hide anything. He said, "These past few days, I've sensed that the Dao Ancestor Realm experts in the Southern Domain are somewhat worried. Although they haven't spoken to me about it, I can feel it, so I wanted to ask Aunt Zhen's intentions."

"Hehe!"

Zhen Ji smiled and said, "If I did intend to, what would you do?"

An awkward expression appeared on Jiang Han's face. His lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.

Zhen Ji was indeed one of their own and had shown him great kindness, but the Azure Feather Clan had also been good to him, especially Qing Ning, who had been even better to him. He was somewhat caught in a dilemma.

"Hahaha!"

Zhen Ji laughed and said, "Your little lover is the Queen of the Southern Domain, so you're in a difficult position? Don't worry… I have no intention of ruling the Southern Domain. If I'm going to be a queen, I'll be the Queen of the Eastern Domain!"

Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Han's eyes lit up and he said, "Aunt Zhen, how about I rally the experts of the Southern Domain to follow you back to the Eastern Domain?"

"City Lord Ding and Uncle Ying of Thunderclap City in the Eastern Domain will definitely stand by our side. As long as the Southern Domain sends out ten Dao Ancestor Realm experts, I'm confident that we can pacify the Eastern Domain."

Ye Wanqiu's eyes were also sparkling. Her greatest wish now was to return to the Eastern Domain and avenge herself. Besides, her and Jiang Han's clansmen were in the Great Chiliocosm below the Eastern Domain, and she was always uneasy.

Zhen Ji picked up her tea and slowly drank it. After taking several sips, she put it down and shook her head, "No!"

"Why?"

Jiang Han was a little confused. He asked, "Aunt Zhen, aren't you confident in withstanding the Great Lord? As long as you can hold him off, leave the rest to us."

"It's not that!"

Zhen Ji shook her head and said, "Old Bear's combat strength is slightly stronger than mine, but it's basically impossible for him to kill me. I don't want to fight back because I don't want the Eastern Domain to be plunged into misery. I don't want loved ones to grieve and enemies to rejoice."

Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu exchanged a look, both of them frowning.

Ye Wanqiu said, "Aunt Zhen, now is a good opportunity. the Central Domain has suffered a great loss this time and shouldn't attack us in the short term. Once the Central Domain recovers, it will be difficult for the Southern Domain to mobilize Dao Ancestor Realm experts to attack the Eastern Domain."

"Plunged into misery? Whenever we fight back, there will be strong experts and cultivators who die in battle. This is unavoidable. Once you take control of the Eastern Domain and recuperate for a few years, you will soon be able to cultivate a large number of experts."

"You underestimate the one in the Central Domain too much!"

Zhen Ji said with a wry smile, "As long as we dare to attack the Eastern Domain, Cang Huang will definitely mobilize, and may even mobilize forty Dao Ancestor Realm experts at once, instantly pacifying the Southern Domain. What will we do then, advance or retreat?"

"If we retreat, all our efforts will be in vain, and the Southern Domain may suffer heavy losses. If we continue to attack the Eastern Domain fiercely, we will definitely suffer considerable losses by the time we pacify it. What will we use to resist when Cang Huang attacks the Eastern Domain from the Southern Domain?"

"Our current enemy is the Central Domain. When will we cripple the Central Domain, cripple it to the point of severe damage? That will be the day we fight back to the Eastern Domain!"

"We must prioritize the overall situation and not think about internal strife every day. First, eliminate the external enemy, and it won't be too late to engage in internal strife later. Otherwise, after the internal strife, we will be severely weakened and directly leveled by external enemies."

"In fact, the combined strength of the Four Domains was not weaker than the Central Domain before, but the Eastern Domain, Southern Domain, and Western Domain have been engaged in internal strife all these years. Look at how many strong experts have died because of internal strife?"

"They want to engage in internal strife, do we have to learn from them? Wouldn't we become as short-sighted as them?"

"Old Bear and the others have bad morals, but at least they are enemies with the Central Domain and are a force that can be united. First, unite all the forces that can be united to eliminate the great enemy of the Central Domain, and then we can engage in internal strife however we want!"

"Jiang Han, you must have a grand vision, otherwise you will become a second Xiong Guanshan!"

After Zhen Ji finished speaking, Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu fell silent.

They really wanted to fight back to the Eastern Domain, but after listening to Zhen Ji's words, they felt that their minds were indeed narrow.

Although Zhen Ji was a woman, she had the ambition of a tiger swallowing a thousand miles. She was truly a person with a broad mind.

Seeing that Jiang Han and Ye Wanqiu were silent, Zhen Ji suddenly spoke, "Do you know how I fell out with Old Bear back then?"

"Uh?"

Jiang Han was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Did the Great Lord feel that you were threatening his position?"

"No!"

Zhen Ji said, "At that time, I was only at the sixth level of the Dao Ancestor Realm and couldn't threaten him. I fell out with him because of Sky Domain City!"

"Sky Domain City?"

An astonished expression appeared on Jiang Han's face. He asked, "Why? What's special about Sky Domain City?"

"What's special about Sky Domain City?"

A faint look of sarcasm appeared on Zhen Ji's face. She said, "Sky Domain City has hundreds of millions of wronged souls. This city is stronger than any other Sky Domain City because it relies on absorbing the power of countless remnants of souls from the Great Chiliocosm."

"Do you remember—the Great Chiliocosm you are in has a Buddha Light City? That city was built by Bai Yujing, and its purpose is to constantly collect remnant souls to bless Sky Domain City!"

"Not only does your Great Chiliocosm have one, but all the Great Chiliocosms below the Eastern Domain have a Buddha Light City, all of which are absorbing remnant souls and continuously blessing Sky Domain City."

"In order to obtain more remnant souls, Bai Yujing will secretly support the forces in the lower realm, so that the forces in the lower realm always maintain a balance."

"In other words—they will never allow one family to dominate, and will allow countless forces to continue fighting."

"In this way, cultivators in the Great Chiliocosm below will continue to die, and then those remnant souls will be collected by the Buddha Light City and transported to Sky Domain City, so that the defense of Sky Domain City will always remain strong!"

"So!"

"Sky Domain City is built with hundreds of millions of wronged souls, and that's why I fell out with Xiong Guanshan!"