Yan Chihuo's heart tightened at this, knowing this was not an easy question to answer. Though the Tianyang Kingdom imperial family was the foremost human force on the Heavenly Heart Continent, it lay extremely far from the East Sea. If the various East Sea sects truly refused to show the Tianyang Kingdom imperial family any respect, it would not be too troublesome a matter.
The reason the Sea Heaven Sect was convinced that the East Sea's sects would give the Tianyang Kingdom imperial family this face was chiefly because the East Sea sects had little contact with the continent. The sects they dealt with closely were all small and mid-sized ones, while the great powers all considered close dealings with the East Sea sects beneath their status. Now that the Tianyang Kingdom imperial family was willing to ally with the Sea Heaven Sect, the Heavenly Heart Continent would view the East Sea cultivation world in a new light.
If they rejected this gesture of goodwill as well, it would become exceedingly difficult for the East Sea sects to associate with the Heavenly Heart Continent's great powers again. The other East Sea sects might not care, but the Seven Hegemons of the East Sea were different. Those seven great forces wanted to raise their standing in the Heavenly Heart Continent's cultivation world.
Furthermore, Yan Chihuo had struck at the Demon Race's Dragon Palace this time and caused the death of the old Dragon King of the East Sea. To the human race, this was a tremendous merit, with every justification openly on his side.
Yet there was one issue. While the Sea Heaven Sect had indeed gained a powerful backer, it had also aroused the vigilance of the East Sea sects. If the Tianyang Kingdom imperial family used the Sea Heaven