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Good grief, as expected, they are coming for the Sky Serpent Mansion!
They knew it; how could the Imperial Family be so kind-hearted?
One must realize that even a semi-finished Red Flame Celestial Liquid was definitely not inferior to an ordinary Tier 7 medicinal pill. After all, completing the Red Flame Celestial Liquid was not actually that difficult.
One could either add a medicinal ingredient with an extreme cold attribute to it or choose a place of extreme cold for refining. Either of these two methods could turn the Red Flame Celestial Liquid into a finished product.
This final step was clearly not hard, and many people could achieve it. However, the people who had just drunk the semi-finished liquid were currently feeling extremely anxious!
Naturally, they wanted to immediately refine that enticing energy within their bodies.
And wouldn't you know it, within the borders of the Sky Serpent Empire, there just happened to be a place of extreme cold—the Heavenly Water Cold Pond mentioned by the Dou Zong powerhouse from Azure Wolf Valley.
The Heavenly Water Cold Pond was a unique location within the Sky Serpent Empire.
That place was rich in a precious crystal known as Cold Crystal. Depending on the years they took to form, these Cold Crystals could be used as auxiliary medicinal ingredients for refining pills from Tier 1 to Tier 7.
It could be said that its uses were quite extensive. Furthermore, it was said that the location of the Heavenly Water Cold Pond provided an extra boost for those practicing Ice or Water attribute cultivation techniques!
Even many serpent-type Magic Beasts within the Sky Serpent Empire enjoyed practicing near the Heavenly Water Cold Pond. It was no exaggeration to say that the Heavenly Water Cold Pond was a treasure land within the Sky Serpent Empire!
However, this treasure land, much like the Spatial Wormhole within the capital of the Sky Serpent Empire, was held in the hands of the Sky Serpent Mansion. From this, one could see just how terrifying the influence of the Sky Serpent Mansion was within the empire.
It was precisely because this treasure land was controlled by the Sky Serpent Mansion that the faces of the three people from the mansion changed drastically when the Azure Wolf Valley Dou Zong requested to use it to absorb the energy of the Red Flame Celestial Liquid.
At this moment, atop the altar, Emperor Tian She shot a subtle glance at the three members of the Sky Serpent Mansion, whose faces were as black as the bottom of a pot. He couldn't describe how satisfied he felt inside.
He had waited a very long time for this moment!
"I can't be impatient yet; the plan hasn't succeeded. However, I will soon become the first Emperor since the founding of the Sky Serpent Empire to completely rule this country! Even the Sky Serpent Mansion will soon crawl at my feet!"
A raging ambition burned within the heart of Emperor Tian She.
After the efforts of several generations and hundreds of years of planning, their Imperial Family was finally about to completely suppress the Sky Serpent Mansion!
After his excitement passed, Emperor Tian She slowly calmed down.
He knew that as long as his plan had not succeeded, he could not show the slightest flaw. Therefore, after the Dou Zong from Azure Wolf Valley spoke, Emperor Tian She deliberately showed a look of hesitation on his face.
"Your Majesty, is there some sort of difficulty?"
The most anxious person, the old Dou Zong from the Dark Abyss Gate, once again voiced the thoughts of all the Dou Zong powerhouses. If possible, they naturally wanted to absorb the energy in their bodies immediately.
This feeling of seeing it but being unable to touch it was truly unpleasant!
"Sigh~"
Seeing the Dou Zong powerhouses turn their gazes toward him once more, Emperor Tian She let out a helpless sigh, feigning frustration.
Just as someone was about to press him further, Emperor Tian She finally spoke.
"To be honest, I won't hide it from you all. It is not that I am unwilling to let everyone enter the Heavenly Water Cold Pond to refine that energy, but rather, the Heavenly Water Cold Pond is not held in the hands of my Imperial Family."
"Therefore, I naturally cannot agree to this request on behalf of the masters who control the pond."
"Not held in the hands of the Imperial Family? Then..."
Speaking to this point, how could the Dou Zong powerhouses not understand who the Imperial Family was referring to?
After all, the various Dou Zong powerhouses were not ignorant of the current situation of the Sky Serpent Empire. Although the Imperial Family was the nominal ruler of this country, there was another faction within the nation that stood above them.
That faction was the Sky Serpent Mansion!
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Thinking of this, the crowd of Dou Zong powerhouses simultaneously focused their gazes on the three members of the Sky Serpent Mansion, whose expressions were not very pleasant.
"Mansion Master, we..."
Facing the gazes of over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses, Tu She, who only possessed the strength of a One-Star Dou Zong, was clearly a bit nervous.
He wanted to say something, but for a moment, he didn't know what would be best to say.
"Mansion Master, all these Dou Zong powerhouses from various factions are looking at us now. What should we do? That insidious fellow, Tian She, is clearly roasting our Sky Serpent Mansion on the fire!"
Compared to Tu She, Mu She, who possessed the strength of a Six-Star Dou Zong, was significantly more composed.
However, when he whispered to the Mansion Master, Jin She, about Emperor Tian She, he was clearly gnashing his teeth. After all, no one would feel comfortable being plotted against like this.
It could be said that Emperor Tian She's move had truly caught the three members of the Sky Serpent Mansion off guard.
"Heh, what else can we do? Even our Sky Serpent Mansion cannot afford to offend over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses all at once."
Jin She, the Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion, let out a cold laugh.
His eyes subtly met the gaze of the secretly proud Emperor Tian She.
From that look, Jin She could see an expression that suggested the other party felt they had him cornered. But while Jin She's expression was equally unsightly, he did not actually take the other party's scheming to heart.
As long as the "Stabilizing Pillar" of their Sky Serpent Mansion remained, no matter how many petty tricks the Imperial Family used, they wouldn't be able to stir up any significant waves!
"Mansion Master Jin She, look, so many friends from all over are waiting. Aren't you going to give an answer?"
Right then, Emperor Tian She timely pierced through the silence to bring up the topic.
Simultaneously, as the Emperor's voice fell, the Dou Zong powerhouses one by one cast eager gazes upon the three members of the Sky Serpent Mansion. Faced with this scene, even if the Sky Serpent Mansion refused, it would technically be within their rights!
But was that really the case?
One must understand that the human heart is prone to remembering the bad while forgetting the good. If the Sky Serpent Mansion refused now, these Dou Zong powerhouses might not say much on the surface.
But would they really have no grudge against the mansion in their hearts? Especially when compared to the grand generosity of the Imperial Family!
That was obviously impossible!
It was no exaggeration to say that if the Sky Serpent Mansion opened their mouths to refuse, they would basically be offending the factions behind these Dou Zong powerhouses to the death. Therefore, at this moment, the Sky Serpent Mansion had no choice!
As for Xiao Lin, after Emperor Tian She shifted the topic to the Sky Serpent Mansion, he watched the two sides compete with an expression of great interest.
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