Southern Territory Situation, Xuan Sect Hostility

Li Huaian knew this very well.

No matter how they dressed it up, such a large-scale purge of the Cold Palace would not give the other eleven Xuan Sects the slightest peace of mind.

They would absolutely unanimously see it as a signal that Great Sheng intended to purge the Xuan Sects.

Even the [Four Poles], which had more than one Supreme, could not help but read more into it. To some extent, they would use their own connections within the Imperial Court to investigate the mastermind behind this extermination.

If it had been Emperor Sheng's idea, then everyone in the Twelve Xuan Sects had better each find their own way to show loyalty with whatever means they possessed.

After all, this Great Sheng emperor, who had secured his throne through iron-blooded methods and governed diligently throughout his reign, was not someone easily dealt with.

Even though he was now immersed in cultivation, he had not neglected either civil administration or martial affairs by much. He had merely handed most of them over to his subordinates.

Among the Twelve Xuan Sects, no one still doubted this Son of Heaven. Thus, they would not adopt excessively resistant measures. They would only gradually surrender their existing interests and test the depth of Emperor Sheng's intentions.

The two sides would tug at each other for a century or so before returning to stability, with everyone delighted.

But if this purge had come from someone else's hand...

Then the situation would become exceedingly delicate.

Just as no living being wished to spit out benefits already in its mouth for nothing, the Twelve Xuan Sects, long detached from the masses, were even more so. Several among them would certainly not yield so easily.

However, even these Great Sheng Xuan Sects, stronger than Northern Cang Cold