The interests of the Southern Domain are too significant, no Immortal Sect of the Nine Provinces would simply hand them over just because we hail from the same place.
Without reconciling these interests, Taiping Dao and the other side cannot possibly be at peace; they are destined to be enemies.
The remaining area to the south is the Dongyang Mountain, located outside of the domain.
It is also the strongest neighbor of Taiping Dao.
Towards this neighbor, Lu Yuan harbors no extravagant hopes that they would form an alliance with the Changqing Immortal Sect, like his own.
That would be unrealistic.
How could an illustrious Heavenly Immortal Sect lower its status to form an alliance with an Earth Immortal Sect?
In the Dongyang Domain, an Earth Immortal Sect is similar to Jintai Gate in relation to Taiping Dao, merely a vassal of Dongyang Mountain.
They don't have the strength to qualify as allies.
Lu Yuan harbored no such delusion.
