"Exactly!"
Zi Zhen suddenly understood as well.
The Divine Tomb Sect's reputation had already gone rotten, branding them as domineering and evil villains. Announcing the destruction of the main sect would only give them a reason for their evil.
To the common people, the main sect was too far away!
Whether the main sect existed or not, the current Divine Tomb Sect was still a mountain pressing down upon the heads of Xuanting's people!
If the Divine Tomb Sect did not wish to announce it, and Li Tianming did not announce it either, then he could continue using the legitimacy of a nine-star disciple to reap sentient beings threads and destiny threads. Once he delivered another outstanding performance in the war against the Divine Tomb Sect, even establishing the Destiny Dynasty in Xuanting would no longer be a dream!
They fabricated the claim of a nine-star disciple to make us all lower our guard, and they nearly succeeded... But could this become heaven-sent assistance for me to take Xuanting?
If he truly could take it, then they had truly lifted a stone only to smash their own feet.
Of course, Li Tianming was still outnumbered and weak, so this ambition remained far too distant. At the very least, the true contest now lay between Xuanting's Ten Direction Emperors and the Divine Tomb Sect. For the moment, he was merely a mascot caught in the middle.
"No matter what, from today onward, the Xuanting Universe Empire has completely changed."
Li Tianming gazed at the dense darkness of chaotic star clouds overhead. They had utterly shrouded the Imperial Ruins, hanging a thread of brutality and gloom above every person's head.
Those several declarations of war from the Xuanting Emperor spread throughout the entire city of Xuanting Imperial Ruins in a short time,