Discovering the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's Space: The Strong Should Respect the Freedom of the Weak (Two chapters in one)

Central Plains, Heavenly Secret Tower Headquarters.

In a room on the top floor, Xiao Tian Ce sat alone by the window, watching the crowds surging below. His face held no expression, only calm-the stillness of an ancient well without a ripple.

The Heavenly Secret Tower had been established for over a thousand years. It had begun with only people from the Xiao Clan, but now outsiders without powerful backgrounds or whose ambitions had gone unfulfilled made up nearly half its ranks. Its might already overshadowed the entire Central Plains. Especially after the Xiao Clan's Dou Shengs had led teams to wipe out the Soul Hall's Branch Halls one after another, forcing the entire Hun Clan into hiding, the Heavenly Secret Tower's deterrent power had risen to another level.

If people had once spoken of one tower, One Hall, One Tower, two sects, the Three Valleys, and the Four Pavilions, the so-called hall had now been gone for over two years, while the other tower had no right to stand alongside the Heavenly Secret Tower. As for the two sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions ranked behind them, even their combined strength probably would not be enough to take on the Heavenly Secret Tower alone.

The two sects were rather mysterious and possessed considerable strength, but their strongest members were merely Dou Shengs. Were it not for their enormous reputations in the past, their strength would not even measure up to the Three Valleys.

Burning Flame Valley, in particular, still commanded considerable respect throughout the Central Plains thanks to the resources the Burning Flame Ancestor had left behind and a few old veterans.

As for the Four Pavilions, they were hardly worth mentioning. Strictly speaking, they did not even qualify as first-rate powers. Apart from their leaders, who were low-level Dou