"Li Feng contacted me again after the meeting."

Upon hearing Kou Xuan's words, Su Wanqing inquired, "What did Commander Li Feng say this time?"

Kou Xuan stood up, his robes fluttering as he walked to the window, hands clasped behind his back. As he gazed at the vibrant scenery outside, he spoke, "It's still the same rhetoric as a few days ago."

"It seems the conflict between the Second, Fourth, and Third Sanctuaries is still quite significant."

Su Wanqing gently acknowledged, "Yes. The Third Sanctuary has become increasingly radical and reckless over the years."

"Even the Second Sanctuary, which initially supported them, is somewhat frightened."

"That's why the Second Sanctuary appointed Commander Li Feng to establish the Fourth Sanctuary, as a contingency plan."

"Thus, besides the heavy responsibility of countering the 'Nine-headed Lion', Commander Li Feng also has the mission of watching the Third Sanctuary."

"And if they follow Qiu Tu's conditions, the Third Sanctuary is about to enter a period of frenzied expansion."

"If it's not contained, something might go wrong, potentially leading the entire Human Camp to its doom."

At this point, Su Wanqing paused, looking at Kou Xuan's silhouette, "So... they want to cooperate with us, set up 'offices' in various states, possibly just to monitor the Third Sanctuary."

Hearing Su Wanqing's words, Kou Xuan, who was decompressing while gazing at the scenery, let out a deep "hmm."

Then he calmly said, "But... the gap between the Fourth Sanctuary and the Third Sanctuary is still too large."

"She shares Qiu Tu's predicament. Her personal strength is too great, yet those around her are too weak."

"The entire Fourth Sanctuary has only her as a formidable expert."

"In contrast, the Third Sanctuary, due to competition, has a bunch of Super Order experts."

"This is also the reason why the Third Sanctuary can establish other regional battlefields and overseas enclaves and offices."

At this point, Kou Xuan paused, "Even if we agree to Li Feng's terms, what if she sets up offices?"

"She alone cannot be in multiple places at once, still unable to restrain the Third Sanctuary. Sigh..."

The past two months, the political landscape in the whole Human Camp and Edge Region has changed too rapidly. Almost to a dizzying degree.

And the more changes occur, the more possibilities arise, making future predictions exponentially more difficult.

Such changes have even made a demon like Kou Xuan feel a tinge of fatigue.

As he gazed at the vibrant spring outside the window, his pupils seemed to contain the entire world...

'Qiu Tu... Lin Xi... Li Feng... Shen Yuzhou...'

'Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh Sanctuaries...'

'Could the Isolation Mountain Range really be about to collapse?'

'Shen Yuzhou... Did they really so easily reach a deal with Qiu Tu?'

'Has the Second Sanctuary secretly made any preparations?'

Due to the abundance and chaos of clues, yet lacking some critical ones, Kou Xuan's brows furrowed for a full two to three minutes before slowly relaxing.

'Forget it, as long as they act, traces will be left.'

'Guessing without any clues now requires too much thought. It's better to wait and adapt without changes....'

With this thought, he suddenly turned around and said to Su Wanqing, "Send a congratulatory message to Qiu Tu."

"The inauguration of the new Sanctuary No. 1 is a big event for the Human Camp. We must not lose etiquette."

...

Meanwhile. The Eighth Sanctuary.

Rao Shou and Tang Wanli were gathered together again.

Looking at the records in the intelligence report, the two elders exchanged a glance, a bit speechless.

After a moment of silence, Rao Shou joked, "Qiu Tu indeed has a way with women."

Tang Wanli:.....

Tang Wanli did not respond, but Rao Shou pressed on, "A few days ago, Qiu Tu called me."

"He said that after leaving the 'Northwest Region', he hopes Fei Yatou would take over as the Four States Guardian."

Tang Wanli:.....

Rao Shou looked at Tang Wanli, then asked, "Is Qiu Tu not planning to take Fei Yatou with him?"

Tang Wanli:....

Tang Wanli took a deep breath and then said, "I will represent the Eighth Sanctuary to send a congratulatory letter to Qiu Tu."

Rao Shou nodded, "Go ahead. This indeed deserves a congratulation."

At this, he paused, then said, "Additionally... we can appropriately relay some information from the Second Sanctuary to Qiu Tu."

"If he gets into trouble in the 'core area', at least he'll have a way out."

Rao Shou hesitated for a moment before once again giving a decisive "hmm" ...

.....

Meanwhile....

High-ranking officials from the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sanctuaries have more or less received the news of Qiu Tu ascending to the top position of the Seventh Sanctuary.

Although a bit surprised at the smoothness of this power transition, they still followed protocol and sent their congratulations immediately.

These blessings are not merely handed to the Seventh Sanctuary to show support for Qiu Tu, but also announced within their own Sanctuaries, serving as an official record in history.

Of course, the congratulations are separate. The high-ranking officials of various Sanctuaries know that Qiu Tu's rise to power this time is not for the citizens of the Sanctuary, nor for the development of the human race, but purely for personal power.

Once the power is secured, Qiu Tu will 100% head to the 'core area'. By then, the power of the Sixth, Seventh, and possibly half of the Eighth Sanctuary will experience a temporary vacuum, and the 'Northwestern Region' is likely to face chaos for a while....

This has led them to hold a negative view of Qiu Tu's rise to power.

After all, from a certain standpoint, Qiu Tu is like a gilded official, merely using the position of Master of Sanctuary as a stepping stone, without aiming for the welfare of the Sanctuary or the Human Camp....