The Misty Cloud Sect was the most powerful force in the Jia Ma Empire. Its unbroken inheritance through generations had allowed this ancient sect to stand at the peak of the Jia Ma Empire. If not for the sect rules forbidding it from seizing imperial authority, then during several past changes of imperial dynasties, the Misty Cloud Sect would likely have gained complete control over the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Because of this, every generation of the imperial family had been extremely wary of this colossal force so close at hand.
By the time of the current Jia Ma Imperial Family, however, with Jia Xing Tian as its guardian and the protection of that mysterious magical beast, this generation of the imperial family finally possessed some strength that even the Misty Cloud Sect had to somewhat fear.
Thus, the elite battle-hardened legion stationed by the Jia Ma Imperial Family at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain had remained in peaceful coexistence with them all this time.
The imperial family had stationed its legion here for many years, and almost everyone knew its purpose: they were guarding against the Misty Cloud Sect.
The Misty Cloud Sect had not reacted too fiercely to the imperial family's actions. At the beginning, only some younger sect disciples, unable to swallow their anger, occasionally went to stir up trouble in the military camp.
The sect's higher-ups, however, had remained silent on the matter. They knew that no one would tolerate another sleeping beside their bed. Imperial households were full of suspicion, and they had long grown accustomed to it. So long as the Misty Cloud Sect did not collapse, the legion at the mountain's foot would never dare make the slightest move.
No dynasty of the Jia Ma Empire had ever dared to truly strike