In the heartland directly controlled by the Myriad Phenomena Daoist Palace, even with the backing of a Nascent Soul ancestor, the Ren Family dared not overtly engage in internecine strife or annex other clans.
They schemed for years, their strategy initially to cause the unexpected demise of Zhang Shixiu, the pillar of the Zhang Family, and when the family faced a lack of successors, to gradually consume and infiltrate Fengxi Mountain through peaceful means such as bribery, mutual assistance, marriage, and acquisition.
For this, they patiently waited and plotted in the shadows for years.
They had already placed many covert agents within the Zhang Family.
Yet unexpectedly, Zhang Shifan and his wife suddenly returned.
Particularly the friend they brought, Shen Xingchen, whose unexpected arrival completely disrupted the slowly advancing plans of the Ren Family.
