Moreover, when comparing the past interests to the current ones, they are worlds apart. Once, they suppressed and maintained the status quo for a small profit; now, the abundant interests make them unwilling to retreat even a single step.
Thus, even though the top immortal sects have seized substantial interests and resources, they refuse to relinquish a fraction. They vehemently suppress any attempts by the Jade Emperor to break free and seize authority, giving no chance for escape.
Naturally, the seeds sown in the past have ripened to such outcomes today. The current landscape of the Divine Continent is entrenched with contradictions at an extreme, making conflicts and reorganization among the forces inevitable.
"A turbulent time indeed!" Tie Qianshan sighed.
As a participant in the grand scheme, Tie Qianshan deeply sensed everything happening in the Divine Continent today.
