Gu Yi and the others, along with a unit of Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, encountered no trouble on their return journey to Cloud Sea Sect.
Gu Yi and the others headed to First Line Sky, while Duan Han went to meet Sect Master Nangong Ling and convey the Snow Moon Monarch's decree: Cloud Sea Sect was to select a group of outstanding disciples to go to the imperial city and establish the Snow Moon Sacred Academy.
Naturally, Nangong Ling rejected it outright.
Outstanding disciples were the foundation of Cloud Sea Sect's future. How could Nangong Ling so readily send them off to the imperial city?
Once they reached the imperial city, whether they would return to Cloud Sea Sect in the future was still unknown.
After all, the imperial city was filled with dazzling splendor, enough to blind one's eyes.
The resources possessed by the royal family far surpassed those of Cloud Sea Sect.
Most people who arrived in the Snow Moon Imperial City would not choose to leave for some other remote place.
Duan Han was not surprised by Nangong Ling's response. In fact, he had even hoped Nangong Ling would refuse.
Only then could Duan Han and Duan Tianlang gain the Snow Moon Monarch's support and proceed with the next stage of their plan.
In truth, sects such as Myriad Beast Gate and Ice Snow Villa would make the same choice as Cloud Sea Sect.
Therefore, the Duan Family needed to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, using thunderous methods to intimidate the other factions and ensure the smooth establishment of the Snow Moon Sacred Academy.
Cloud Sea Sect was precisely the target chosen by Duan Tianlang and his son.
If Cloud Sea Sect had agreed to establish the Snow Moon Sacred Academy and selected disciples from