Fortunately, the Great Zhou Dynasty did not show its aggression, simply prohibiting cultivators from entering the realms of the dynasty, seemingly intent on internal development.
Yet this stance did not ease the vigilance of those Immortal Dao influences, for all Human Dao dynasties possess strong external expansion factors; after all, it is the simplest and most straightforward method of growth.
In fact, within the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was indeed a debate over territorial expansion versus civil rejuvenation, with the latter narrowly winning.
But with a little research into the personnel of the conservatives, one could understand why those Immortal Dao influences were so worried.
The leaders of both civil and military factions, Wei Changming and Zhang Yi, chose civil rejuvenation, emphasizing not rushing into action but rather continuing to build up inner strength, develop the land, and only when the country's power further improved should they expand externally.
