Chapter 1745: The Danger To the Sacred Land (1/2)
Jiang Chen hadn’t expected his cover to be blown so soon Moreover, the secret the forefather had revealed was evenHis perception of Myriad Abyss Island was coht that the residents of Myriad Abyss were like the legends, descended from ancient deserters, a pack of cowards, one and all He’d been gravely mistaken
“I cannot help you with the huht now, but I will support you unconditionally while you remain in Myriad Abyss However, our present circumstances are difficult and in flux…”
“Difficult?” Jiang Chen blinked “Are the offworld invaders gathering in great nuain?”
“Not quite The Ten Divine Nations’problem is internal, rather than external”
“Internal?” Jiang Chen didn’t understand
“Yes” The forefather sighed softly, his tone so, so you can’t feel it just yet The more you stay here, the more you’ll realize that our control over the nation has severely diminished The same is true in every other nation The other factions are all rising silently, and the situation is getting more dire by the day”
“Like House Xiahou here, for exahtfully
“Yes” The forefather agreed “So you’ve noticed it too”
“Just a hint of what seeine this to be the case, but I’ve been curious as to why Xiahou Zong was allowed to flaunt his arrogance for so long, unchecked The neutral, rather than supportive attitudes of the other factions in this nationChen voiced his concerns
Despite the arnered in his victory over shi+ Xuan, House Yan’s patriarch hadn’t dared take a decisive stand with the h to make the patriarch firmly come out on the sacred land’s behalf
The patriarch’s faltering nature certainly played a part, but there was likely more to the story as well In theory, the choice would’ve been a no-brainer; and yet, House Yan hadn’t done the obvious
Had that solely been because of the patriarch’s personality?
House Yan aside, the other factions didn’t openly show their support for the Eternal Sacred Land either It was obvious no one wanted to anger House Xiahou over the issue
Though this detail couldn’t explain everything, it did show that House Xiahou was a serious contender Enough for the other factions to be wary of it, in spite of the sacred land’s intervention
“Forefather, are things the same way everywhere else in the divine nations?”
“To certain degree, yes” The forefather nodded
“This probleh to solve”
“A solution necessitates internal strife, which nificant attrition of resources and e the Eternal Sacred Land, we’d be able to quash them—but at serious cost It’s the same with the other divine nations When the sacred land weakens, reinforcements to the offworld battlefield will diminish as well”
This was a dilemma that had no easy solution
The various sacred lands had always possessed a certain advantage over the factions they ruled over However, the number of people they committed to the offworld battlefield was equally excessive
Many geniuses and heroes had perished there, ain appreciably in strength over time In fact, the opposite was far more likely to happen
When the sacred lands becah force of ar of their authorities Overly ambitious factions would ju’s ability to punish caes became natural threats to the throne This was how usurpers often carave position just yet However, deterioration in that direction was quite possible if House Xiahou’s ambitions weren’t kept in check The sacred land was rather empty from its expenditures in the offworld battlefield