Xue Ye's sudden death inevitably stirred up intense turmoil among the upper ranks of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Prince Xue Xing was no harmless man. He had long suspected that the strange deaths of the previous princes were inseparable from Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
Now that the old emperor was dead, he knew that he was destined to be worthless on the path of soul mastery and had no chance at the supreme throne. But if he could use this opportunity to get rid of Xue Qinghe, then settle for becoming a regent with overwhelming power over the court, that would still be a tremendous blessing.
However, the so-called rebellion to purge the emperor's side by Prince Xue Xing had only just shown the faintest signs of emerging when it met with utter catastrophe.
Following his master's orders, Tang San showed no mercy. He directly led Tang Sect's elite experts and, with the force of Thunderous Myriad, completely strangled the coup in its cradle.
As for Prince Xue Xing, the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, and their other diehard followers, the only fate awaiting them was to neatly go down and meet the ancestors of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
Tang Sect, council hall.
After Jiang Li finished handing over actual control of the empire to Qian Renxue at the palace, he returned to their base and immediately told Tang San in full about the major matter he had previously discussed with Xiao Wu.
Not only did Tang San feel no reluctance or burden over it, he instead felt that his master's arrangement was remarkably farsighted.
In his view, the situation across the continent was now turbulent, while Spirit Hall watched them like a tiger eyeing its prey. He truly needed greater power to protect everything he cherished.
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