In Heaven Dou City, inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye sat rubbing his brow, his head aching.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—what were they thinking? If they wanted the Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast beside Tang Hao, they should have gone about it discreetly!"
"Not only did they fail to get her, they let the whole affair come to light! Now everyone under heaven knows. Are the people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fools?!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down," the Empress said softly beside Xue Ye.
"Calm down? How can I?" Xue Ye said helplessly. "That useless Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
"The truth is out now. The Clear Sky Sect has already gathered its Soul Masters. War between the two sects is unavoidable."
"And they're both Upper Three Sects, turning on each other! Spirit Hall has grown stronger and stronger over the years. After destroying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they planted their dogs among the Upper Three Sects!"
"And now the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are fighting each other too? Who will be left to keep Spirit Hall in check?!"
"Your Majesty, if the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect go to war, let them. What does it have to do with us? It's a dispute between sects."
The Heaven Dou Empress sounded puzzled.
"You really have long hair and short sight. Do you think this is only a dispute between those two sects?!"
"Surely you know the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's relationship with our Heaven Dou Empire!" Xue Ye said helplessly. "They want to build friendly ties with us."
"In other words, their affairs will drag our empire in. And the Clear Sky Sect?"
"The Clear Sky Sect is quietly leaning