And how could they not know that acting this way would give the Sea Clan an opportunity to invade the West Continent and leave behind immense hidden dangers? Especially given the Sea Clan's greed for waterways—once they seized a landing, they would spare no effort to expand their sphere of control.
At that time, they would inevitably erupt into round after round of fierce war with the Sea Clan, which would greatly exhaust their own strength and resources.
But there was no other way! They couldn't just stand by and watch as their own ancestral lands and Mountain Gates were broken through, doing nothing in response, could they?
Of course, there was also a measure of revenge against the cultivators mixed in.
They could still tolerate your people slaughtering Demon Cultivators in the rear, but when you go so far as to dig at their very foundation, that cannot be forgiven!
As for claiming ignorance? Who told you to belong to the Immortal Tao as well?
Now back to the matter at hand!
