As one of the Eight Leftist Sects, Tianji Valley had always kept a relatively low profile in the Jianghu. It was the sort of sect that lived by the rule: if you did not provoke them, they would not provoke you.
Tianji Valley had even remained neutral in its attitude toward the demonic sects. Throughout its history, Tianji Valley had developed in only three directions: one was the Dao of formations, another was heavenly calculations, and the last was intelligence gathering in the Jianghu.
These were the means by which Tianji Valley survived. In the Dao of formations, it could even be called the best in the Jianghu. Yet even so, under normal circumstances, it should not have sheltered Chen Xuanzong and thus offended Su Xin.
The reason Tianji Valley had done this was that Chen Xuanzong had offered to hand over all the inheritance of the Stargazing Taoist School in his possession in exchange for Tianji Valley's protection.
The Stargazing Taoist School's inheritance had originally included portions concerning formations and heavenly calculations, precisely the things Tianji Valley needed.
In particular, the Stargazing Taoist School lineage possessed several unique stellar formations. Drawing down the power of the stars to lay a formation, their might was extraordinary; they could even be considered a distinct school within the Dao of formations.
Originally, Chen Xuanzong had not intended to pass these things on to anyone else. He had even considered taking all those inheritances with him into the grave. But now, he had no choice but to hand them over in exchange for Tianji Valley's protection.
On the surface, Tianji Valley was not particularly strong. There was not even a single True Martial Realm expert in the entire valley.
However, among the formations laid outside Tianji Valley were countless grand formations established by