Jing Kingdom's resolve could not have been more absolute!
They were not merely exerting influence over He State and displaying their authority on Heavenly Horse Plateau.
At the very moment Zong Dezhen stormed into the Original Heavenly God's temple, Jing Kingdom also invoked its supervisory authority over the Great Void Illusion Realm and directly called a halt to the ongoing discourse at Chao Wendao Heavenly Palace—
Although the Myriad Forms Sword Master had reached the summit, Wang Yiwu had fulfilled an old wish... and basically everyone who had entered the palace in pursuit of the Dao had gained something, making this discourse quite a success and ready to conclude. Still, "drawing the curtain to a perfect close" and "being halted before the curtain falls" were ultimately matters of entirely different natures.
This move was naturally not aimed at the River-Subduing True Lord.
At the previous Water Governance Assembly, everyone had maintained a certain tacit understanding. Jing Kingdom had also tacitly approved the establishment of Chao Wendao Heavenly Palace.
Jing Kingdom's reason for halting the palace's discourse was that Yin Xiaoheng, commander of the Demon-Executing Army, had been murdered on Heavenly Horse Plateau, while suspicion against the Original Heavenly God had yet to be cleared.
Given His standing, His participation in the discourse at Chao Wendao Heavenly Palace very likely meant He had deliberately come to pass messages to someone. Thus, all thirty-six participants in Chao Wendao Heavenly Palace would face investigation by Jing Kingdom!
Other than the Original Heavenly God, who was permitted to return to He State to be personally questioned by Zong Dezhen, headmaster of Yujing Mountain, everyone else was temporarily confined within the Great Void Illusion Realm.
They could not withdraw even if they wanted to. Once they left Chao Wendao Heavenly Palace, they would find themselves