"The Third Elder has been in charge of affairs within the Great Xia territory. Why has he suddenly returned? Could it be that something big has happened over there?" Fang Wuqing simply nodded to Chen Feng, then looked at Mo Qinglin and asked.

"The Great Xia Martial Arts Department and the Police Bureau, together with the governors' offices in various regions, suddenly dispatched a large number of powerful individuals, along with mysterious experts to assist them. In just one week, they launched a massive and bloody operation, eradicating all the religious organizations within the various states."

Haizhou was the last state in their operation. We gathered the last strength of various religions and summoned three Sea God Envoys and a large number of messengers, but we were no match for them. The Golden Shrimp Envoy perished, the Azure Dragon Envoy escaped, and the Green Toad Envoy was also injured.

In the end, only the two of us escaped, and we joined the elders from other religious organizations who had also escaped. We happened to encounter the Green Toad Envoy in the outer sea. After we helped the Green Toad heal its wounds as ordered, it sent us back.” Mo Qinglin gave a detailed report on what had happened in Haizhou and within the territory of Great Xia.

Because in addition to their overt forces, each religion also has some hidden agents. After so many days of development, these agents have sent back some vague messages, which, when verified by Fang Wuqing and Mo Qinglin's reports, confirmed that what he said was true.

"This is not the Third Elder's fault. It's likely that Great Xia is planning some major operation, which is why they are purging the forces of various religious sects in advance. However, once things have calmed down, we can send people to re-establish our strongholds."

"Now that the Third Elder and Elder Feng have returned to the branch headquarters, they should rest for a while. There are still important matters in the sect that require your assistance," Fang Wuqing said with a smile.

"We are ready to obey the leader's orders," Chen Feng said respectfully as he stood up alongside Mo Qinglin.