Heavenly Tribulation, inside the hall.
The aura of divine abilities shifted, flames of light flickering. Liu Xiaowen sat to one side, studying the divine decree in his hand. His expression changed slightly as he said:
"This amounts to formally declaring war on Northern Liao. The fighting is bound to be brutal."
A moment's thought was enough for him to realize that they could not hide this Wu Earth Dharma Treasure from the Liao Kingdom. How could their enemies stand by and watch Great Li establish such a mighty weapon?
The farther north they established this Dharma Treasure, the greater their advantage would be in the opening stages of the war. If the city could be securely established, the Li Kingdom's Immortal Dao would have room to advance or retreat afterward.
Precisely for that reason, the fighting would inevitably become all the fiercer. Yet the Divine Dao had taken root in the Liao Lands much earlier than in the Li Kingdom. All Three Witches possessed methods for worshipping ghosts and gods, while the Liao emperor sat firmly upon the Lingsa fruit position, having created the largest divine kingdom in the world.
Xu Xuan sat in the principal seat, his expression unchanged.
"What do you think?"
Liu Xiaowen's gaze sharpened slightly, and his bearing changed.
"War between the two kingdoms is also an opportunity for our sect to rise. Neither Zhao Qi nor Dust-Sweeping favors our Dao. They have tolerated us until now only because of the pressure from the Liao Lands. With the Thunder Department guaranteeing us, at least our sect will have some protection during the war, and there will be much more we can do."
"Only, you will have to brave the danger yourself, Master."
"You need not worry about that. Even without my position in the Thunder Department,