Shu Fan could make a guess.

His master must have agreed to some condition set by Fu Zhengqing to sever all ties between the Illusion Sound Sect and Fu Zhengqing.

Though he didn’t know the specifics.

But it didn’t matter; anyway, everyone was alive, the sect was still well, and there was nothing else to worry about.

"Speaking of which!"

Looking at Shu Fan before him, Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but become a bit more curious.

"I’ve heard the climate in the Liuli Dynasty is even better than in Great Qian, and it’s abundant in mages. For the Illusion Sound Sect, it might even offer better opportunities for development, even if they get excluded."

"But with your master who’s a Third Grade mage, they probably wouldn’t get directly kicked out of the Liuli Dynasty, right?"

He could imagine that the Illusion Sound Sect definitely faced exclusion from other sects in the Liuli Dynasty.

But honestly, he hadn’t expected—

That they’d actually get forced out of the Liuli Dynasty.

"Sigh!"

Hearing Ye Liuyun mention this matter,

Shu Fan’s expression also grew a bit despondent.

"It was fine at first, but not long ago, the martial arts sects in Liuli Dynasty suddenly elected a Martial Arts Alliance Leader, gathered all the mage sects within the Liuli Dynasty, and began openly opposing the court."

"Claimed ’matters of the martial world are martial world matters, the court has no right to interfere!’"

Martial Arts Alliance Leader?

When Shu Fan said this, Ye Liuyun was obviously surprised.

He’d heard that actually, Great Qian tried this Martial Arts Alliance Leader thing many years ago too. After all, martial artists of the jianghu value freedom, and what they hate most are laws from the court.

But—

That Martial Arts Alliance Leader died just a couple of days after taking the position; nobody really knew how.

But in that kind of situation,

Anyone could guess the Great Qian court was surely involved.

The court would never tolerate, on its own turf, a bunch of people who refuse to obey the law.

The Illusion Sound Sect had just arrived—no way they’d agree.

But in that situation, you either join the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, or you side with the court. Neutral?

Impossible.

If things got ugly, the first to suffer would be those fence-sitters who tried to stay neutral.

But even so, the Illusion Sound Sect Leader, a Third Grade mage, wasn’t someone to be taken lightly.

"Even a Third Grade mage couldn’t protect you all?"

The cultivation of a Third Grade mage was already equivalent to a martial artist Grandmaster.

Though weak in constitution and inferior to martial artists physically, in terms of methods, mages were obviously far more mysterious and unpredictable.

"Don’t mention it! My master did come forward, but it was useless!"

Speaking of this,

Shu Fan became all the more frustrated.

After going through this series of events, the Illusion Sound Sect Leader finally saw things clearly and began to focus on their own sect.

Wouldn’t be like before anymore.

This time he spoke up, but it didn’t really make a difference.

"That Martial Arts Alliance Leader—no one knows how he did it—looks pretty young, but his cultivation has already reached the peak of Third Grade mage! According to my master, he’s just a step away from reaching Second Grade!"

"Second Grade mage?"

No wonder!

It’s been years since anyone in the martial world reached Second Grade mage.

There aren’t even any famous Second Grade mages.

Either they’re staying hidden, or simply no one has broken through to that level.

But thinking about it—

Without that kind of strength, they couldn’t become Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

"Though power-wise there’s no need to clash, the guy didn’t intend to get us Illusion Sound Sect involved in a deadly fight either. My master sensed that trouble was brewing in the Liuli Dynasty, so took us back ahead of time!"

No need to guess.

The Liuli Dynasty court would surely take action against that martial world force.

But there’s no way it would be a simple matter; the trouble it causes will be anything but small.

To avoid getting dragged into it, he led the Illusion Sound Sect back home.

But since Great Qian Dynasty had Fu Zhengqing, the sect leader of Illusion Sound Sect offered to promise Fu Zhengqing something in exchange for the sect’s return and future development in Great Qian.

This time,

Although there’s no covert support from Fu Zhengqing, with his influence, helping Illusion Sound Sect stand among first-class or second-class powers in the martial world would be easy enough.

"So that’s how it is!"

Listening as Shu Fan finished the story, Ye Liuyun nodded in understanding.

Showing he got it now.

"Heh heh!"

At this moment, with something popping into his mind, Shu Fan—

Suddenly let out a cheerful laugh and moved over to Ye Liuyun’s side.

"If I’m not mistaken, soon, you and the Embroidered Uniform Guard might get a chance to deal with those people!"

"Hm?"

The Liuli Dynasty situation—

What’s that got to do with Great Qian? Ye Liuyun looked over oddly.

Shu Fan didn’t bother with any pretenses, just straightforwardly continued.

"From the info I got, the Martial Arts Alliance Leader isn’t just smart—he’s ambitious. Pretty much all the mage sects in the Liuli Dynasty have agreed to ally themselves and joined forces."

"Guess where this Martial Arts Alliance Leader chose to set up their base?"

Seeing Shu Fan’s expression,

Ye Liuyun raised an eyebrow, obviously guessing something now.

"Don’t tell me it’s near Great Qian’s border!"

"Exactly!"

Seeing that Ye Liuyun had figured it out,

The smile on Ye Liuyun’s face became even more pronounced.

He looked like he was just hoping for more chaos in the world.

"Right near the border of Great Qian—though technically still within Liuli Dynasty, it’s not far away. With that position, I’m afraid this Martial Arts Alliance Leader genuinely wants to build a power that can rival the Liuli Dynasty court."