For a sect like the Taiyi Mystical Sect, its influence surpassed even that of the royal families of many continents and subcontinents. Within such a sect, aside from its sect master not being the emperor of Great Xia, the entire sect had practically reached the pinnacle of worldly sects. The status, privileges, power, and influence enjoyed by its sect masters and elders within the sect were scarcely inferior to those of Emperor Xuanyuan Zhangqiu and the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers. Even the royal families of other continents and subcontinents were beneath their contempt.
Under such circumstances, what exactly did they hope to gain by supporting the Third Prince, Xuanyuan Wuji, as the Emperor Xuanyuan? Or rather, what could possibly be worth several great sects taking such enormous risks to obtain?
As Zhang Tie looked at the Sky Knights of the major sects, his gaze inexplicably deepened...
At first, Zhang Tie had thought that Prince Guangnan and Fang Xinyi being together was simply a relationship between a man and a woman that had developed beyond the barriers of age and status. But now, if Jade Tower was also a member of the Imperial Way Alliance, then Fang Xinyi's position and role at Prince Guangnan's side became something worth pondering.
Could Prince Guangnan already know of the Imperial Way Alliance's existence? After all, it had been the Imperial Way Alliance that destroyed the Great Wilderness Sect. Such a momentous event was bound to leave behind some traces. Given Prince Guangnan's power and network of informants in the Southern Frontier, if anyone could know something of the inside story behind the Great Wilderness Sect's destruction, Prince Guangnan would be the foremost candidate. Fang Xinyi's true role by his side might merely have been some sort of compromise or tacit understanding between Prince