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At this moment, the conflict between the Sky Serpent Imperial Family and the Sky Serpent Mansion was laid bare for all to see.
Xiao Lin watched all of this unfold.
However, he was just a bystander along for the ride, so what did it have to do with him? Furthermore, he was currently representing the Jia Nan Academy, so it was inherently unsuitable for him to intervene in a clash between two major powers.
At most, after the conflict between the Sky Serpent Imperial Family and the Sky Serpent Mansion fully erupted, he would look for an opportunity to see if he could snag some benefits along the way.
Of course, the semi-finished Red Flame Celestial Liquid already in his stomach could technically count as a benefit.
Xiao Lin was different from the other Dou Zong powerhouses.
To be honest, he wasn't in a hurry at all!
Refining this energy a bit earlier or later made no difference to him.
On the surface, it appeared that the Sky Serpent Mansion had fallen into a trap due to the Imperial Family's calculated schemes.
However, remembering that in the original story, the Sky Serpent Mansion eventually controlled the Imperial Family, Xiao Lin couldn't help but feel a deep sense of interest in the mansion's upcoming counterattack.
"How will the Sky Serpent Mansion break this deadlock? Unless..."
Thinking back to a casual remark made by Grand Elder Su Qian of the Jia Nan Academy before he set out, Xiao Lin's eyes narrowed slightly.
"If that's truly the case, then the Sky Serpent Imperial Family won't have the slightest chance of winning!"
Xiao Lin was only speculating for now and couldn't be entirely certain.
While Xiao Lin was deep in thought, faced with the pressure from Emperor Tian She, Jin She, the Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion, finally stood up to respond.
"Since so many friends have a need for the Heavenly Water Cold Pond, my Sky Serpent Mansion will naturally not keep it hidden and disappoint our guests who have traveled from afar."
Hiding all traces of emotion from his face, Mansion Master Jin She responded with a smile.
What else could he do?
With the pressure from the Sky Serpent Imperial Family combined with over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses, even his Sky Serpent Mansion could only choose to compromise. However, while agreeing to the request, the Mansion Master's cold gaze met the eyes of Emperor Tian She.
In return, Emperor Tian She met him with a gaze devoid of any emotion.
At this moment, the Mansion Master knew that there was no longer any room for reconciliation between the Sky Serpent Mansion and the Imperial Family.
After all, Emperor Tian She knew that the old Mansion Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion was still alive and was currently in closed-door cultivation within the Heavenly Water Cold Pond, seeking to break through to the Dou Zun realm.
By pulling a stunt like this now, what was Emperor Tian She doing if not trying to interrupt the old Mansion Master's cultivation? One must know that if a person's cultivation state is interrupted, problems can easily arise.
At best, the breakthrough fails; at worst, their cultivation level regresses!
It was already glaringly obvious what kind of mindset Emperor Tian She had in doing this.
If there were any good intentions hidden here, Jin She would write his name backward!
However, if the Imperial Family truly believed they could force the Sky Serpent Mansion to submit this way, they were dead wrong.
Today, he would let those fellows from the Imperial Family know that the Sky Serpent Mansion was the true uncrowned king of the Sky Serpent Empire!
"Hmph."
After a cold snort, the Sky Serpent Mansion Master shifted his gaze away from Emperor Tian She.
At the same time, a smile reappeared on Emperor Tian She's face as he turned to the Dou Zong powerhouses. As the Emperor of the Sky Serpent Empire, if these were his only tricks, how would he dare to move against the Sky Serpent Mansion today?
The hundreds of years of preparation by the Imperial Family didn't just consist of a single cup of semi-finished Red Flame Celestial Liquid!
He would let the people of the Sky Serpent Mansion know that the further they went, the more despair they would feel!
The Dou Zong powerhouses naturally didn't care about the overt and covert struggles or the mutual scheming between the Imperial Family and the Sky Serpent Mansion.
What a joke.
This was an internal matter of the Sky Serpent Empire, what did it have to do with them?
Therefore, regardless of whether they saw through the struggle or not, all they thought about now was reaching the Heavenly Water Cold Pond immediately to enter it and refine the energy in their bodies!
They didn't care about anything else.
"The Sky Serpent Mansion is truly righteous! x N"
After Mansion Master Jin She agreed, the Dou Zong powerhouses naturally began to shower him with compliments.
"Not at all, everyone is too kind. In that case, if you are in a hurry, please follow me now. I will lead you to the location of the Heavenly Water Cold Pond."
Since his relationship with the Imperial Family had essentially reached a breaking point, Mansion Master Jin She was not polite either. He instantly turned the passive situation into an active one, acting as if he were the true master of this place.
Watching the blunt Mansion Master, Emperor Tian She's expression changed briefly before he quickly recovered.
It was just losing a bit of face; it didn't matter.
Very soon, the Sky Serpent Mansion would no longer be able to act proud in front of his Imperial Family!
By now, the Founding Ceremony was essentially over, with only eating and drinking remaining. Therefore, their departure now wasn't a problem.
Thus, a group of Dou Zong powerhouses, including Emperor Tian She, all followed behind Mansion Master Jin She, left the Imperial Palace, and headed for the Heavenly Water Cold Pond.
As for those remaining in the palace at the Dou Huang level and below, they naturally had no right to go to the pond with them. However, the Imperial Family wouldn't neglect them; other people remained behind to handle the hospitality.
The travel speed of a group of Dou Zong powerhouses was obviously not slow.
Still, when the figures of over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses swept across the sky above the capital of the Sky Serpent Empire, it caused many people in the city to whisper and huddle together in discussion.
However, Xiao Lin and the other Dou Zong powerhouses didn't pay much attention. Soon, the group left the capital. After flying north for a while, they finally entered a continuous mountain range.
This was a mountain range inhabited by many Magic Beasts!
However, once over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses arrived, none of the beasts in the mountains—including Rank 6 Magic Beasts—dared to come out and cause trouble. What a joke; with over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses present, any one of them could slap a Rank 66 Magic Beast to death.
Would they have to be insane to rush out and seek death?
Consequently, with no Magic Beasts blocking the way, the group soon reached the deepest part of the mountain range. Here, a massive, deep, and cold pond appeared before everyone's eyes.
This was the Heavenly Water Cold Pond!
Boom!
However, before the Dou Zong powerhouses could even steady themselves, a massive purple-black figure suddenly burst out from the water. Just as the powerhouses were startled and about to strike, fortunately, Mansion Master Jin She stopped them in time.
"Everyone, do not panic! This is a Rank 7 Magic Beast—the Water Serene Demonic Python—which has a peace treaty with my Sky Serpent Mansion. It is not an enemy!"
The Mansion Master's words were directed both at the Dou Zong powerhouses and the massive figure that had burst from the water.
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