"They hid themselves so deeply!" Huang Xiao had never expected this. The Taixuan Sect had always given people in the Jianghu the impression that it stood aloof from worldly struggles, yet in truth, it contended for everything.
Its apparent lack of ambition was probably because no force had appeared in the Central Plains' Jianghu that could make it wary or stand against it.
When the Heavenly Demon Sect rose, it discovered just how powerful that sect was. Thus, it schemed to have the Eight Sects lead the charge, drawing the entire Jianghu into the fighting. Whoever won or lost, the outcome would benefit the Taixuan Sect.
In the end, the Heavenly Demon Sect suffered devastating losses, which led to its dissolution.
With the Heavenly Demon Sect gone from the Jianghu, no other sect could threaten the Taixuan Sect's position. That was the outcome the Taixuan Sect wanted.
"Yes, far too deeply!" Liaochen sighed as well. "After making its move a thousand years ago, the Taixuan Sect hasn't acted again in all the centuries since-at least, not directly. Quite a few sects in the Jianghu still secretly follow its orders. You could say that whenever the Taixuan Sect considers a sect in the Jianghu detrimental to its interests, it will use every means to eliminate it."
"But even knowing that, there's probably nothing anyone can do, is there?" Huang Xiao asked.
Huang Xiao had no fondness for the Taixuan Sect, mainly because Xu Wuyu and Cao Wuxin left him deeply displeased. Neither of those two was any good. Naturally, his impression of the Taixuan Sect was poor as well.
"Yes, even knowing it leaves us helpless. All we can do is remain wary. The Taixuan Sect's strength is unfathomable. A thousand years ago, it merely used the Eight Sects and the