A month later, in a pavilion within the Xiang city, Xiang Shaoyin was having tea with a man.1

"Mr. Wen, Xiao Nanfeng's growing more and more arrogant. He's trying to take down two parcels of titled lands of the Tianshu Empire simultaneously, land that should belong to the Taiwu Empire! Do we need to focus on suppressing him?" Xiang Shaoyin asked.0

The man was none other than Mr. Wen, who consulted for both the Tianshu Empire and Taiwu Empire. Despite working for both empires, the Nalan and Xiang clans nevertheless seemed to trust him fully for some strange reason.2

"Did we lose many forces during the battle of Yongding?" Mr. Wen asked, having a sip of tea.0

"Of course! Eleven of our Immortals died, whereas only seven of the Tianshu Empire's did. On the other hand, none of Xiao Nanfeng's subordinates perished, and he even gave out a few blood peaches, allowing them to ascend to Immortals. I suspect he must have brought the blood peach tree out of the Spirit Emperor's hidden realm and used the Immortal corpses to make those peaches," Xiang Shaoyin analyzed, frowning.0

"What do you seek to...0