Of course, not all of them were blind people who wanted to sell the information of the Sea Exploring Sect for a good price. There were some who were really smart. They went to the Sea Exploring Sect's territory and inquired about the situation there. They discovered that being a disciple of the Sea Exploring Sect was much better than being a disciple of their own sect. Therefore, some of them decided to abandon the dark and seek the light. They directly went to the Sea Exploring Sect and told them about their plans before asking to join the Sea Exploring Sect.
The Scouring Sea Sect would accept such people and give them good treatment. Of course, they would only be treated as ordinary disciples of the Scouring Sea Sect. The most important thing was that these people weren't treated well by the other disciples of the Scouring Sea Sect. However, they were still considered to have joined the Scouring Sea Sect and received benefits.
However, the small sects didn't know about this. Even the eight great sects didn't know about this. They might have discovered that the Sea Exploring Sect had some connection with the Gold Spirit Trading Company. Otherwise, the people of the Sea Exploring Sect wouldn't have come from the sea. Moreover, when they first investigated the Sea Exploring Sect, they also discovered that they were related to the Gold Spirit Trading Company. However, the Gold Spirit Trading Company denied it and they believed it. But now, it seems like the Sea Exploring Sect and the Gold Spirit Trading Company were related.
Moreover, the entire spiritual world was in chaos. No matter which sect it was, they didn't want to have a force that could inquire about their secrets. Therefore, the great sects began to guard against the Gold Spirit Trading Company. However, they didn't make a move against the Gold Spirit Trading Company. Instead, they just reduced their transactions with the Gold Spirit Trading Company.
Zhao Hai also noticed this situation. However, he didn't order the Gold Spirit Trading Company's branches to return. He just told them not to inquire about the news.
The people of the Gold Spirit Trading Company didn't inquire about information, but this didn't mean that they couldn't collect information. Although the Great Sects had reduced their transactions with the Gold Spirit Trading Company, they had been doing business with the Gold Spirit Trading Company for so many years. It was impossible for them to suddenly abandon the Gold Spirit Trading Company. Therefore, they still needed to do business with the Gold Spirit Trading Company. And as long as they did business with the Gold Spirit Trading Company, the Gold Spirit Trading Company would be able to collect some useful information.
War was never a simple matter, even in the Cultivation World. In order to fight, cultivators needed to prepare more medicinal pills, especially for wounds. In addition to that, they also needed to prepare more magic artefacts. Magic artefacts were not indestructible. When cultivators fought, it was normal for magic artefacts to be damaged. Thus, if they wanted to start a war, they just needed to see if the sect had any large transactions recently.
If a sect began to prepare a large number of medicinal herbs or magic artefacts, it meant that the sect might start a war. This was very important information. It was precisely because of this that Zhao Hai didn't let the Gold Spirit Trading Company withdraw.
Of course, he also made some preparations. If the people of the Gold Spirit Trading Company really wanted to withdraw, they could do so at any time. Even if the sects opened their defensive formation, they wouldn't be able to stop them.
As for the other trading company controlled by Zhao Hai, the Immortal Realm Trading Company, they were much more low-key. Moreover, they didn't collect much information and didn't trade much with the sects. Therefore, the sects didn't pay too much attention to the Immortal Realm Trading Company. They only knew that the Immortal Realm Trading Company wasn't to be trifled with.
With these two spy agencies covering the entire spiritual world, the secrets of the various sects in the spiritual world couldn't be hidden from Zhao Hai. However, Zhao Hai didn't prepare to attack. Now that the various forces in the spiritual world had merged, it wouldn't be easy to attack any of them. Moreover, Zhao Hai was very clear that he would become a public enemy no matter what he did. Therefore, he planned to let the people of the Sea Exploring Sect behave for a while and see if there were any changes in the various sects.
In the end, some of the small and medium-sized sects in the spiritual world made their choice. Most of them joined the Spiritual World Alliance. Some of them joined the Eight Great Sects. After all, the Eight Great Sects had been in the spiritual world for a long time and had a foundation. A lot of small sects thought that joining the Eight Great Sects would be safer.
Naturally, there were also some sects that joined the Sea Exploring Sect. There were more than a dozen small sects in total. The reason why these sects joined the Sea Exploring Sect was because they were neighboring the Sea Exploring Sect. They were worried that if they didn't join the Sea Exploring Sect, they would immediately be attacked.
At this time, the situation in the spiritual world was very clear. The Spiritual World Alliance had single-handedly occupied 60% of the land and disciples. The Eight Great Sects occupied the remaining 30% and 50% of the land and disciples. The Sea Exploring Sect occupied at most half of the land and disciples. This was already a lot. This was because the Eight Great Sects weren't as strong as the Sea Exploring Sect.
On the other hand, the Sea Exploring Sect had been very calm recently. They didn't seem to have any intention of attacking. Zhao Hai just wanted to see what kind of movements the Spiritual Realm would make.
Needless to say, the forces of the spiritual world really did make a move. First, the Spiritual World Alliance finally elected an Alliance Master and ten Vice Masters. This might seem like a lot of Alliance Masters, but compared to the number of sects in the Spiritual World Alliance, the difference was huge.
However, with the Alliance Master and the Vice Alliance Masters, the situation would be different. With the Alliance Master and the Vice Alliance Masters, they would have a unified command in the future. This was different from the past.
The Eight Great Sects were also very well-behaved. However, there were rumors that they were secretly forming an alliance. However, due to the current situation of the trading firm, the information they gathered was greatly reduced. Therefore, the Sea Exploring Sect didn't receive any detailed information.
If the Eight Great Sects formed an alliance, then the Sea Exploring Sect would become the weakest force in the spiritual world. Of course, this was just looking at the surface.
Zhao Hai wasn't in a hurry. He knew that whether it was the Spiritual World Alliance or the Eight Great Sects, they were all paying attention to the Sea Exploring Sect. If the Sea Exploring Sect were to make a move now, they would definitely be attacked crazily. Therefore, he couldn't act rashly. He could only wait.
However, while Zhao Hai could wait, the people from the Spiritual Realm Alliance couldn't. The people from the Spiritual Realm Alliance were now very proud. Whether they were an alliance or not, they were now the most powerful force in the Spiritual Realm. Zhao Hai didn't say anything.
As the most powerful force in the spiritual world, how could they not expand? Furthermore, as the leader of the Sorcerer World Alliance, it was only when he was expanding that he could unite the members of the Sorcerer World Alliance. That was the only way he could gain authority. Normally, when there was nothing going on, no one would give a damn about a leader like him.
It was precisely because of this that the Alliance Master and the Vice Masters of the Spiritual World Alliance believed that the Spiritual World Alliance should expand. The target of their expansion was the Sea Exploring Sect.
Why didn't they deal with the Eight Great Sects? It was very simple. The Eight Great Sects had been in the spiritual world for a long time. Over the years, the Eight Great Sects had accumulated a lot of power in the spiritual world. If they were to attack the Eight Great Sects, their momentum would be weaker by 30%. Moreover, the people of the Spiritual World Alliance were very clear that although their current force seemed to be stronger than the Eight Great Sects, if they were to really go against the Eight Great Sects, no one knew who would win in the end.
The people of the Spiritual World Alliance were very clear that there were still many sects in their alliance that were flirting with the Eight Great Sects. If they were to really attack the Eight Great Sects, it would be hard to say whether those sects would help them attack the Eight Great Sects or help the Eight Great Sects attack them.
On the contrary, attacking the Sea Exploring Sect wasn't such a worry. The Sea Exploring Sect was a newly emerged force. Although their momentum was very strong, the Sea Exploring Sect obviously didn't have any friendship with the other sects. Almost all the sects that they obtained were taken down by them. Even those who surrendered to the Sea Exploring Sect did so because the Sea Exploring Sect was too powerful. They weren't like the Eight Great Sects, who had already taken those sects under their banner. As long as they spoke, those sects would immediately surrender to them. Therefore, after some consideration, the people of the Spiritual World Alliance finally decided to attack the Sea Exploring Sect.
Although they still hadn't figured out the true strength of the Sea Exploring Sect, they were confident in dealing with the Sea Exploring Sect. In their opinion, how could their alliance, which had gathered more than half of the Spiritual World Alliance, not be able to deal with the Sea Exploring Sect? Therefore, they directly targeted the Sea Exploring Sect this time.
However, although the people of the Spiritual World Alliance wanted to deal with the Sea Exploring Sect, they didn't directly divide their forces to attack the Sea Exploring Sect. Instead, they targeted the forces of the Sea Exploring Sect in the South Sea. They attacked the South Sea while defending the Sea Exploring Sect in the Volcanic Dragon Mountain.
The reason for this adjustment was because the Sea Exploring Sect in the Volcanic Dragon Mountain was behind them. Volcanic Dragon Mountain could be used as a defensive line. It wouldn't be easy for them to break through that defensive line. On the other hand, the Sea Exploring Sect in the South Sea was different. They were almost defenseless. Naturally, it was much easier to deal with them.
Because of this, the Spiritual World Alliance formed an army. Then this army was divided into three groups. One group went to the Sea Exploring Sect in the Volcanic Dragon Mountain to defend, one group went to the Sea Exploring Sect in the South Sea to attack, and the last group was to guard against the Eight Great Sects.
Although the Spiritual World Alliance was now the largest force in the Spiritual World, they were still very afraid of the Eight Great Sects. Because of this fear, they needed to have an army to guard against the Eight Great Sects. This was to prevent the Eight Great Sects from suddenly attacking the Sea Exploring Sect.
The Sects in the Spiritual World Alliance were very clear that the Eight Great Sects were capable of doing such a thing. This was because the Eight Great Sects also wanted to expand. If it wasn't for the sudden appearance of the Sea Exploring Sect, the Eight Great Sects might have slowly swallowed all the other Sects. The sudden appearance of the Sea Exploring Sect disrupted their plans and allowed the other Sects to discover the conspiracy of the Eight Great Sects. Therefore, they formed the Spiritual World Alliance. However, they also knew that the Eight Great Sects hadn't given up, so they must guard against them.
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