Chapter 166
Sanyuan Island.
“At last… I have returned to the marketplace.”
Inside the main hall, Zhan Hongxiu gazed at the familiar yet strangely distant surroundings. Her expression finally shifted with emotion as she took her seat in the position once occupied by Daoist Greenwater.
“Congratulations, little sister, on reclaiming your sect’s foundation.”
A tall woman dressed in white gauze adorned with seashell ornaments smiled. Faint scales shimmered along her cheeks, marking her as a sea-dweller.
“I must thank you for your assistance, elder sister. Otherwise, that demonic woman might not have retreated so easily.”
Zhan Hongxiu gave a bitter smile. “Although this foundation was passed down by my sect, it lies in a contested region. Managing it will not be easy.”
She understood clearly that Yu Xiang’er’s retreat was due partly to her own strength, but more importantly because the Jiang Family’s collusion with demonic cultivators had already been exposed. They had become a discarded piece, no longer of any value.
‘If Yu Xiang’er learns that my Foundation Establishment was aided by the master of Taibai Island of the Blue Sea Sect. I will likely become a thorn in the side of the Sea-Destroying Alliance from this day forward.’