"Lord Qi Ba Jiu had fallen asleep again. The death of Blazing Fire Sect's Sixth Elder couldn't be kept under wraps for long. War was inevitable, and we couldn't wait any longer.
"In that case, it seemed we could only strike first at the Heavenly Sword Sect, seize their resources, and prepare to face the Blazing Fire Sect!
"Fortunately, Tail had a connection to the Fifth Princess. Having her directly act on Extreme Ice Sect's behalf would be difficult, but as long as she could find a way to delay the Blazing Fire Sect for a while, it should be possible."
The war with the Blazing Fire Sect had been inevitable ever since Lord Qi Ba Jiu killed their Sixth Elder. The only question was how soon it would escalate into an all-out war.
The Extreme Ice Sect's Sect Master had originally planned to take advantage of the situation and declare war at once. But then the Sword Tomb Elder suddenly showed up and interfered, leaving Extreme Ice Sect badly weakened. The all-out war would have to be delayed for now.
Ideally, they could delay it long enough to first swallow up the Heavenly Sword Sect, strip it clean, and then turn around and deal with the Blazing Fire Sect.
But that was only the ideal scenario. They would have to wait and see how things developed before deciding what to do.
Putting those thoughts aside, the Extreme Ice Sect's Sect Master soon began arranging the sect's affairs and summoning the remaining elders to prepare for what came next.
Meanwhile, Fang Yue was practicing his swordsmanship in the room next to Tail's.
In his hands, the Heavenly Sword was as docile as a little fawn, not daring to act up at all.
With the sheepskin paper before it and Qi