After returning to Tianlan Peak, Luo Chen's days once again settled into a calm, steady rhythm. He spent his days in secluded cultivation, seldom interacting with others. Occasionally, Wang Yuan would visit to discuss matters concerning the Myriad Path Convergence.

Yet Luo Chen's silence didn't mean he was ignorant of the world outside. With the Luo Network running at full throttle, a constant stream of intelligence was submitted to him.

Following the Luo Tian Society's shift from expansion to internal consolidation, many forces that had previously competed with them or struck from the shadows began revealing themselves, trying to take advantage of the sudden change in strategy. Backed by their alliances and emboldened by numbers, they became increasingly unrestrained in their actions. Incidents targeting the Luo Tian Society became a common occurrence.

In response, Sima Huiniang changed her usual approach. Aside from deploying elite cultivators to guard key merchant convoys, she chose tolerance and restraint in nearly all other cases. To the outside world, it seemed as if the Luo Tian Society had bowed its head under the Flame Alliance's pressure. Even within the Luo Tian Society, voices of dissatisfaction...