Exploring new methods to limit the damage that could be caused by a potential future traitor of the sect, Elder Song and the rest of the sect's internal management elders also began looking towards new ways to help the sect grow that didn't involve expanding into the nearby empires.
The main reason for this was not that the Star Shattering Sect was too weak to do so, but instead because of the Blue Sea Empire's increased presence in the area keeping any local power in check and preventing them from causing any unnecessary trouble that could potentially give the demonic cultivators an opportunity to launch another attack and move closer to the Blue Sea Empire itself.