At Water Star Palace, Tang Jinyan was furious because Jiao Ming and Ping'er had yet to return and had not brought anyone back.
She hardened her heart. Once they return, I must punish them severely. Otherwise, where would my authority be?
She had no idea that both Jiao Ming and Ping'er were already dead.
Jade Province.
It was one of the Eighteen Provinces of the Spirit Domain.
The Zheng Kingdom was the greatest dynasty in Jade Province. Though its strength was not the greatest in the province, the Zheng royal family was the clan that guarded the Gate of the Spirit Domain.
Because of this special duty, the Zheng Kingdom did not fall under the rule of any Spirit Sect. Instead, it was directly governed by several Transcendent Spirit Sects of the Spirit Domain.
For the same reason, although the Zheng Kingdom was not the strongest force in Jade Province, no faction or Spirit Sect dared overthrow its dynasty.
Of course, the Zheng royal family was also very tactful. As long as their principles were not violated, they agreed to the demands of the Spirit Sect forces.
They also acted discreetly, as though they cared only about the task of guarding the Gate of the Spirit Domain.
They obeyed only the tasks assigned by those few Transcendent Spirit Sects.
Naturally, other than those few Transcendent Spirit Sects, no other Spirit Sect dared assign tasks to the Zheng royal family. This was a privilege belonging exclusively to the Transcendent Spirit Sects.
Any faction that dared do so would be offending the dignity of a Transcendent Spirit Sect.
They would just be waiting to be destroyed.
The opening of the Gate of the Spirit Domain did not attract much attention in the Zheng Kingdom. Half of the Martial World in Jade Province