After leaving Jia Nan Academy and returning to Black Seal City, Xiao Tian gave the prepared body to the old Heavenly Fire Venerable. After Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul obtained the body, it took him only a month to recover his peak strength. A four-star Dou Zun!
After learning Heavenly Fire Venerable's Five Rounds of Leaving Fire Method and sealing technique, Xiao Tian sent people to the Cloud Empire to gather information. Meanwhile, Xiao Tian began launching attacks on the Black Corner Region.
Anyone who refused to submit to the Court would be directly exterminated. However, Xiao Tian did not let Cai Lin and the others take action; they were still his trump cards. As for Heavenly Fire Venerable, Xiao Tian only had him remain behind to guard headquarters.
A full year had passed since Xiao Tian left Jia Nan Academy. During that year, Xiao Tian had occupied half the territory. Those long-established forces that had not been destroyed also gathered together one after another, and the Black Alliance formed ahead of schedule. Even the three sects that later helped Xiao Yan in the original story had joined them.
However, Xiao Tian did not care about any of this, because he had yet to reveal even a fraction of his forces' trump cards!
Just as Xiao Tian was preparing to attack the Black Alliance formed by Han Feng, the people Nine Heavens Court had sent to the Cloud Empire to look for Xiao Yi Xian returned.
"Report, Master. The Poison Sect you asked us to investigate has already developed within the Cloud Empire. The rest of our men have followed your instructions and made no rash moves. I returned to report and await your orders!" a guard said upon returning.
"Is the sect master of that Heavenly Poison Sect a woman?"