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Soon after the Thunder Serpent Immortal King issued his order, the newly acquired subordinate forces of the Profound Moon Palace clashed with the Thunder Serpent Sect.

In fact, in order to avoid conflict with some of the more powerful sects in the vicinity, Immortal King Lingyin immediately ordered the people of Xuan Yue Palace to stop expanding outwards after establishing a foothold there.

Although there aren't many top-tier forces in the Wilderness, it doesn't mean there aren't any Immortal Venerables or Immortal Kings. If the Xuan Yue Palace takes too big a step, it's easy to offend those people. If the various forces in the Wilderness unite to deal with an outsider like them, the Xuan Yue Palace probably won't be able to withstand it.

However, although Immortal King Lingyin stopped the expansion of Xuan Yue Palace, the subordinate forces under Xuan Yue Palace did not think so. After joining the Immortal Sect, some of the subordinate forces of Xuan Yue Palace became arrogant and believed that they would have the support of the Immortal Sect in the future, so they began to continue to expand outward.

This also indirectly caused conflicts between Xuan Yue Palace and other sects. Fortunately, there were no powerful immortal sects nearby. The strongest sect that Xuan Yue Palace has offended so far is only the Thunder Serpent Sect.

In the Xuan Yue Hall, in the main council hall.

Looking down at Dongliang Immortal Lord in the main hall below, Lingyin Immortal King asked, "May I ask what brings you, fellow Daoist from the Thunder Serpent Sect, to my Xuan Yue Palace?"

Dongliang Immortal Lord countered, "Are you the Lord of Xuan Yue Palace?"

Lingyin Immortal King said calmly, "I am the Second Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace. Our First Palace Master is currently in seclusion. If there is anything, just tell me. I can make the decision."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Dongliang no longer hesitated and said directly, "I wonder why the fellow Daoists of Xuan Yue Palace would invade the territory of my Thunder Serpent Sect? Is Xuan Yue Palace planning to provoke a war?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal King Lingyin was slightly taken aback. Hadn't she already ordered the disciples of Xuan Yue Palace to stop expanding outwards?
Immortal King Lingyin quickly realized what was going on. It was clear that some disobedient affiliated forces were using the name of Xuan Yue Palace to expand their influence.

Thinking of this, Immortal King Lingyin said, "I have already ordered the disciples of Xuan Yue Palace not to cause trouble. If anyone invades the territory of Lei She Sect, it is most likely that some people with ulterior motives are stirring up trouble under the name of Xuan Yue Palace."

Immortal Lord Dongliang fell into deep thought for a moment, a hint of doubt on his face. He didn't know if what he said was true or false, but if Xuan Yue Palace wanted to start a war, there was no need for them to lie.

Was this to mislead the Thunder Serpent Sect and lower their guard?
Just as Dongliang Immortal Lord was thinking this, Lingyin Immortal King continued, "If anyone invades the territory of the Thunder Serpent Sect, the Thunder Serpent Sect can take direct action, and the Xuan Yue Palace will not say anything more."

Since Immortal King Lingyin had put it that way, Immortal Lord Dongliang had no choice but to believe that what she said was true.

At this moment, Lingyin Immortal King was indeed wondering if someone was secretly trying to sow discord between Xuan Yue Palace and Lei She Sect.

The wilderness is vast, and the Thunder Serpent Sect is far from the Profound Moon Palace. Even if the Profound Moon Palace were to expand, it wouldn't have been able to expand into the Thunder Serpent Sect's territory in such a short time.

Moreover, Xuan Yue Palace has no plans to do so for the time being. Although Lei She Sect is just a sect and not a celestial sect, as a sect with a Celestial King, it is only a matter of time before it establishes a celestial sect. Xuan Yue Palace has just moved to the Wilderness, and its elders naturally do not want to have a conflict with such a force.

Lingyin Immortal King recalled that in the Southern Region, the Blood Eagle Palace initially instigated the mortal cities ruled by the Xuan Yue Palace to join the Crimson Flame Sect in order to sow discord between the Crimson Flame Sect and the Xuan Yue Palace. They even tried to send someone to assassinate Lu Chen and then frame the Crimson Flame Sect.

The current situation is indeed very similar to what happened in the Southern Region, which makes Lingyin Immortal King suspect the existence of a third-party force.

Lingyin Immortal King then asked, "I wonder if this fellow Daoist has anything else to say?"

Dongliang Immortal Lord was taken aback. He had come mainly to gauge the attitude of the Xuan Yue Palace, but judging from the Second Palace Master's demeanor, it seemed the invasion of the Thunder Serpent Sect's territory truly wasn't the work of the Xuan Yue Palace. Dongliang Immortal Lord asked again, "Are the immortals who invaded my sect's city truly unrelated to the Xuan Yue Palace?"

Lingyin Immortal King did not deny it directly. If he denied it now, and it was later found that those people came from Xuan Yue Palace or its affiliated forces, it would only increase the suspicion of Lei She Sect.

Lingyin Immortal King then said, "That's not necessarily true. Fellow Daoist should also know that our Xuan Yue Palace has only been in the Wilderness for a short time. After arriving in the Wilderness, we subdued many Wilderness forces as our subordinate forces."

"Among these affiliated forces, there must be some who are not convinced by the Xuan Yue Palace. Perhaps in order to retaliate against the Xuan Yue Palace, they are causing trouble everywhere under the banner of the Xuan Yue Palace, trying to provoke a war between the Thunder Serpent Sect and the Xuan Yue Palace. When our two forces are both exhausted, they will reap the benefits."

Upon hearing this, Dongliang Immortal Lord thought for a moment and felt that what Lingyin Immortal King said made sense; such a possibility did indeed exist.

but……

Dongliang Immortal Lord then said, "Even if what you say is true, the affiliated forces of Xuan Yue Palace still belong to Xuan Yue Palace. It is Xuan Yue Palace's responsibility to manage the affiliated forces of its own immortal sect."

Lingyin Immortal King said, "Please rest assured, fellow Daoist. After today, we will establish rules for those subordinate forces to keep them in line."

"Anyone who disobeys the orders of the Xuan Yue Palace and trespasses into your sect's territory will be dealt with at your sect's discretion."

Dongliang Immortal Lord said, "Then this junior will take his leave."

Since Immortal King Lingyin had already said that, regardless of whether what she said was true or not, at least she had made her stance clear, so Immortal Lord Dongliang couldn't say anything more.

Immortal Lord Dongliang then turned and left the main hall.

After Dongliang Immortal Lord left, the elders in the inner hall began to discuss among themselves. One of the elders said, "A mere sect is so arrogant that it dares to send people to question us."

The elders present felt very uncomfortable with Dongliang Xianjun's tone, as if he had come to interrogate them.

Xuan Yue Palace is, after all, a celestial sect, while Lei She Sect, although possessing a Celestial King, is merely a sect that hasn't even established its own celestial territory yet. How dare they come here to question a mere celestial sect?

At this moment, another elder said, "Now that the Grand Hall Master has broken through, why don't we just annex the Thunder Serpent Sect?"

The elders of Xuan Yue Palace gathered today to discuss Yun Yudie's breakthrough. Now that Xuan Yue Palace has a Celestial Venerable, her strength is vastly different from before.

After hearing that Yun Yudie had broken through to become a Celestial Venerable, the elders present felt much more confident. Many of them believed that they should continue to expand and make the Xuan Yue Palace even stronger.

Seeing the elders present becoming somewhat arrogant, Immortal King Lingyin cautioned them, "We've only just arrived in the Wilderness and don't know much about its situation. We can't rush things. Expanding too quickly could attract the attention of powerful forces, which wouldn't be good for us." (End of Chapter)