Drifting outside the Lifeless Thousand Illusions Sect, Li Tianming learned that the three Lifeless Ancient Ancestors and the others had broken into an argument. He sneered and chose to watch how things unfolded.
Meanwhile, in a distant place, something quietly took place...
Beacon Ruins, within a palace hall somewhere in the imperial city.
The Abyss Prince stood within a patch of shadow, his expression cold and stern, shadows hanging over his furrowed brow.
Clearly, ever since the great incident in Heavenly Treasury Province, he had not seemed to have a single pleasant day.
The theft of the Divine Treasury Stones was not as simple as merely losing some resources on the surface.
First, Heavenly Treasury Province was managed by the Abyss Prince, but it did not wholly belong to him. He could allocate part of it, but it primarily supplied the entire Ganfeng Eternal Empire. The Divine Treasury Stones being stolen was equivalent to the national treasury being robbed—public property had been lost. This was an enormous responsibility!
Second, this incident indirectly suggested that the Divine Treasury Army's discipline might have been lax, ultimately leading to this outcome. For a nation, that was a major matter!
There seemed to be traces pointing to lax military discipline, and this sparked a series of public discussions, making his position all the more delicate.
Most crucially, regardless of whether military discipline was actually lax, what outsiders saw was that he had failed to guard the Divine Treasury Stones properly.
The power of public opinion was immense!
After the Divine Treasury Stones were stolen, the Abyss Prince had already endured pressure from every side and been troubled beyond measure.
Among them, some remonstrating officials had submitted memorials before the Heavenly Emperor Ganfeng, criticizing the poor supervision of Heavenly Treasury Province. There were also discussions