"Since this matter is the wish of Sect Master Huo, and the Blood River Sect is internally supportive of it, what else can they do?" Jiang Wang asked curiously.

Ruan Qin did not immediately answer but instead asked, "What do you think of the Blood River Sect?"

Jiang Wang said, "As a whole sect, it possesses a glorious history and great spirit."

"Any sect with a long heritage can be summarized this way," Ruan Qin said, "In the world, every profession has its duties. In the human world, there are those who empty night soil and fertilize fields, just as the Supernatural World has those who clean Saint Water. The Blood River Sect’s purification of Saint Water is cultivation in itself, which provides feedback, receives resources, and there is assistance from all over the world, with honors unending. I don’t deny their greatness, but let’s not forget their responsibilities."

With thoughtful consideration, Jiang Wang said, "I have learned something."

"Since True Monarch Xuehe Huo Shiji has died in battle, during this time, the Triple Punishment Palace, Twilight Drum Academy, Sword Pavilion, as well as our Qi Country and Liang Country will all share the responsibilities of the Saint Water, which also involves the redistribution of resources..."

"What resources does the Saint Water have?" Jiang Wang asked in confusion.

"The purified Saint Water is a resource itself. It’s used for irrigation of Spirit Gardens and is considered top-grade water. So, the Blood River Sect’s Spiritual Medicine Garden is renowned across the land," Ruan Qin said, "The business you run with the Marquis of Bowang’s heir isn’t there a Spirit Garden you acquired? That Golden Feathered Impatiens must be watered with Saint Water produced by the Blood River Sect."

Jiang Wang said, embarrassed, "These are things Brother Sheng is concerned about, which I don’t actually know."

"Young friendships are indeed precious," Ruan Qin sighed, and then said, "Besides, deep within the Saint Water, there are some special outputs, extremely precious, and basically all are possessions of the Blood River Sect... Returning to your previous question, Chen Pu and Si Yu’an have many strategies they can think of. But how could they be foolish enough to start from within the Blood River Sect? Of course, they jump out of this small chessboard."

Jiang Wang swallowed his guess that ’Chen Pu and Si Yu’an might want to persuade other elders of the Blood River Sect’ and innocently asked, "What should they do?"

Ruan Qin casually said, "For example, insist on the Blood River Sect’s duty to suppress the Saint Water, reinforce its significance to the Human Race, demand Blood River Sect’s independence, forcing Zhongxuan Zun to detach from our Qi Country. At that time, not only do we lose the Blood River Sect, but we also miss out on a genius."

"How can we counteract this?" Jiang Wang asked.

Ruan Qin shook his head, "It’s very difficult in the current environment. The Triple Punishment Palace, Sword Pavilion, Twilight Drum Academy, as well as Liang Country, Jinguo, will support the Blood River Sect in maintaining its current positioning. This is a trend that’s hard to defy."

"Then... do we still want the Blood River Sect?"

"That’s a matter for the Political Affairs Hall. There are many strategies, but the problems are numerous too. If we decide to receive the Blood River Sect, all these issues will be taken into account," Ruan Qin smiled, "Haven’t you often attended Political Affairs Hall meetings? Why do you seem to have no experience at all?"

"Uh, maybe because the few times I’ve attended, there hasn’t been anything significant happening... Oh, Supervisor, I have a question. Are there star beasts in Evil Sea?"

"Star beasts? What exactly do you mean?"

"I saw in the light and shadow of Door of Mortal World..." Jiang Wang vividly described the scene he observed.

Ruan Qin smiled faintly and said, "That is a spectacle produced by the collapse of the Dao Body and the chaos of Dao Principles after True Monarch’s death, not some strange beasts. Those star points you see represent the achievements this True Monarch narrated of his Dao, leaving marks in Myriad Heavens and Worlds, which will eventually disappear with the passage of time. Of course, this is a relatively long process."

This spectacle surprisingly resembles the star beasts of Floating Land World.

Jiang Wang thought he was probably mistaken because he had truly fought against star beasts and knew definitively that it was a type of beast existence, not merely a spectacle.

Ruan Qin then said, "You managed to see this in the light and shadow of Door of Mortal World, and those star points are so many and clear, it should be the spectacle left after Huo Shiji’s death... Seems like Huo Shiji is indeed dead?"

Jiang Wang’s heart skipped a beat. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

What does this mean? Ruan Qin doubts the authenticity of Huo Shiji’s death?