After the war between the Two Great Empires ended, the continent entered another period of peace. Compared with before, friction between the empires had dwindled. Neither wanted to fight again.
Spirit Hall had stepped in too late to stop the last war, and everyone had suffered heavy losses. The emperor of the Star Luo Empire now knew how grueling a war could be without Spirit Hall to mediate.
Xue Ye, emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, had also learned just how weak his empire's military was. The sight had been too awful to bear.
The other powers within the Two Great Empires had settled down as well. They knew how badly they would suffer if a conflict dragged on.
The Clear Sky Sect had sealed off its mountain and withdrawn from the world. Its members had cut themselves off from all outside affairs, too afraid to show their faces.
If they did, Sword Douluo Chen Xin of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—now at level ninety-seven—might come for them. Their losses would be devastating.
They hated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but the feeling was mutual. The two powers were like fire and water.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect simply could not find the Clear Sky Sect's hiding place. Otherwise, its people would have attacked long ago.
As for the Holy Dragon Sect, it had obtained what it wanted from the Heaven Dou Empire and was developing rapidly.
Three years passed this way. Friction between the Two Great Empires grew ever rarer. In the past, even when the continent was at peace, border clashes had been frequent.
Qian Xunji had spent those three years in extraordinary comfort. With the Cabinet helping him, he might have been the most relaxed pope in Spirit Hall's history.
The Cabinet's membership rotated,