The Wanyun Association was indeed one of the long-established Elysiums of the Essence Xing World. Its accumulated foundation ranked among the best even when compared with many Elysiums in the Essence Luxuriant World. After suffering a catastrophe decades ago, its overall strength had also begun to recover. Moreover, not only did the Association hold tight control over its territory, but the Wanyun Continent itself was a vast region spanning nearly 20,000 miles.0

All of these factors could be considered reasons for Essence Luxuriant World to absorb the Wanyun Association. Yet even when taken together, they still didn’t seem to be as valuable as the upper echelons of the Essence Luxuriant World had originally expected.0

This was not to say that the current high-level cultivators of Essence Luxuriant World...0