Graduation, Discussion of Immortal Herbs

After the news of the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire announcing their alliance spread, the soul master community across the entire Douluo Continent instantly erupted, with discussions sweeping through every corner like a tidal wave.

Yet, contrary to ordinary people's expectations, the uproar did not last long. It quickly subsided like the sea after the tide had receded.

First of all, Spirit Hall, the most powerful force on the Douluo Continent, neither issued any public statement nor took any targeted action to suppress the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire. It was as though this earth-shaking event had nothing to do with them. Spirit Hall maintained an eerie silence throughout.

Secondly, the Heaven Dou Empire, which had long been hostile toward the Star Luo Empire, merely had Crown Prince Xue Qinghe personally contact the major Advanced Soul Master Academies within its borders, focusing on strengthening communication and cooperation among them.

Beyond that, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, representing Emperor Xue Ye, paid diplomatic visits to several kingdoms and duchies surrounding the Heaven Dou Empire, strengthened their relations, and reinforced security along their borders.

What was even more noteworthy was that Xue Qinghe had formally become Ning Fengzhi's personal disciple in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After making these preparations, the Heaven Dou Empire made no further moves, as though it had merely completed a routine formality.

As for the Divine Wood Sect in the distant Far North, no other forces had come to contact them during this period.

The only change was that Grand Duke Xue Song of the nearby vassal state had taken the initiative to strengthen commercial interactions between the two nations and establish several additional trade routes. Other than that, everything remained as it had always been—so calm that it felt somewhat