Ever since the contract workshop opened, the Tang Sect's financial troubles had vanished overnight.
But now, some within the Tang Sect whispered that the sect had likely thrown in its lot with the Ministry of Magic and become a subordinate sect.
Many had even seen their treatment improve, yet thanked the Ministry of Magic rather than their own Sect Master.
After all, every good thing had come from the "cooperation" between the two sides.
As Sect Master, Tang Ya had complicated feelings when she heard the sect members talk like this.
It was not quite what she had envisioned at the start.
But Tang Ya was no longer the girl who had nothing but ambition. She understood the vast gulf between reality and dreams, and she knew the limits of her own abilities.
Whether or not people thought the Tang Sect depended on the Ministry of Magic, the sect was flourishing. All of this was part of its revival.
As long as the outcome was good, she no longer cared who was right or wrong.
Huo Yuhao, whom she had once wanted to recruit simply so he could cook for her, was now a focus of Shrek's training. He Caitou, who had stumbled into joining the Tang Sect because of Huo Yuhao, was studying in the Sun Moon Empire.
When she realized she was surrounded by geniuses and was the one with the most ordinary talent, she had briefly considered awakening the devouring power hidden in her Martial Soul.
What stopped her was the Soul Tools He Caitou had made by combining them with Hidden Weapon mechanisms. Seeing them had made her resolutely throw herself into studying Soul Tools instead.
In the half year since Huo Yuhao had gone to the Sun Moon Empire, he had begun sending the Tang