Chapter 194: Emperor Xue Ye's Thoughts, Moving Moon Pavilion into the Academy
After Tang Yuehua publicly announced her withdrawal from the Clear Sky Sect in Heaven Dou City, she returned to Moon Pavilion.
As her public declaration spread, the system's mechanical voice sounded in her mind as promised:
[Congratulations to Tang Yuehua for successfully completing the task. Rewards have been issued!]
Her soul power, which had just broken through to rank fifteen, surged once again, advancing directly to the rank twenty threshold before finally stabilizing.
At the same time, her first soul ring emitted a strange glow.
As the light flowed, the yellow soul ring visibly transformed, completely evolving into a deep purple thousand-year soul ring.
Feeling the improvement in her physique, Tang Yuehua took a deep breath.
With a thought, she immediately activated the "Advanced Aura Concealment Technique" rewarded by the system.
In an instant, the purple thousand-year soul ring flashed and disguised itself as an ordinary yellow hundred-year-level soul ring.
With this disguise, even a Titled Douluo would be unable to see through her true strength.
Meanwhile, inside the imperial study of the Heaven Dou Empire palace,
The shocking news of Tang Yuehua publicly announcing her withdrawal from the Clear Sky Sect had naturally reached the royal family immediately.
Coincidentally, on this day, Ning Fengzhi, sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin also arrived at the palace.
They had originally come to handle some cooperation matters between their sect and the royal family, and Emperor Xue Ye simply kept them to discuss this matter together.
Emperor Xue Ye frowned tightly as he looked at Ning Fengzhi and asked, "Sect Master Ning, what is your opinion on Tang Yuehua's sudden actions? What exactly is she trying to do?"
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi shook his head helplessly, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, I am also completely puzzled by Tang Yuehua's unusual behavior. I truly cannot understand it."
Emperor Xue Ye sighed and fell into deep thought.
As for Tang Yuehua establishing Moon Pavilion, a noble etiquette academy in Heaven Dou City, as the ruler of a nation, he naturally understood the situation clearly.
Not only did he know that Tang Yuehua came from the Clear Sky Sect,
But the royal family intelligence network was also aware that over the years, she had secretly supplied large amounts of resources to the reclusive Clear Sky Sect.
Even so, Emperor Xue Ye not only did not stop her but also had members of the royal family, such as Princess Xue Ke, personally go to Moon Pavilion to study noble etiquette.
Behind this, there was actually an intention to draw her over.
After all, before the Clear Sky Sect was forced into seclusion, it had been subtly supporting the Star Luo Empire.
It was just not as obvious as how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supported the Heaven Dou Empire.
Therefore, after the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion, the Heaven Dou royal family also developed intentions to win them over.
It was entirely normal for Emperor Xue Ye to have such a thirst for talent.
Because the Heaven Dou royal family's own soul master strength was truly too weak.
To survive among forces like Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire, they needed the support of more powerful top-tier sects.
For example, Yu Tianheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Emperor Xue Ye was fully aware of this and had always maintained a supportive and tacitly approving attitude.
He believed that using Yu Tianheng as a connection to win over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was very effective.
After all, among the Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was currently neutral.
And in the future, if Yu Tianheng grew successfully, when the Heaven Dou royal family faced a life-or-death crisis and needed help,
Yu Tianheng might, out of the bond of having studied at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, persuade his sect to contribute to the Heaven Dou Empire.
This was all part of imperial strategy and long-term investment.
Emperor Xue Ye withdrew his thoughts and looked at Ning Fengzhi again, speaking in a deep voice:
"Then, according to Sect Master Ning, how should our royal family handle the current changes in the Clear Sky Sect?"
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment. "We should wait and observe, Your Majesty. None of us understands her true intentions yet. Intervening rashly would be unwise."
Ning Fengzhi thought to himself that Tang Yuehua had always been steady and composed. Her decision today was so extreme that there must be a reason behind it.
For now, they only needed to wait quietly.
As long as they observed the reactions of the Clear Sky Sect to this matter, they would be able to discern something from it.
If this time, Tang Yuehua was truly determined to sever ties with the Clear Sky Sect completely,
then with the sect's current stockpile of supplies, without Moon Pavilion's support,
within a few years—or even just a few months—their daily consumption might face depletion.
At that point, when they were truly pushed into a corner, they might be forced by necessity to send some members out of the sect.
...
Meanwhile, inside Moon Pavilion,
For the sake of her future safety and also to legitimately gain better access to Lin Yuan—
Tang Yuehua made a major decision.
She planned to relocate the entire Moon Pavilion into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, making it an independent sub-academy within the royal academy.
In fact, this proposal had been brought up by the royal family before.
However, at that time, her heart had still been with the sect, so she decisively rejected the royal family.
Because, in her previous view, moving Moon Pavilion into the royal academy would mean becoming part of the academy.
Wouldn't that imply she was officially joining the royal faction?
But now, upon careful consideration, since she had already withdrawn from the Clear Sky Sect, seeking protection by entering the royal academy was not a bad option.
And most importantly, she knew very well that behind Lin Yuan stood Zhao Yun, a rank ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo, secretly protecting him.
If she stayed within the royal academy in the future, under the invisible deterrence of an Ultimate Douluo, then even if people from the Clear Sky Sect or Tang Hao wanted to cause trouble for her, they would have to weigh their own strength carefully.
Thus, Tang Yuehua made up her mind to personally visit the palace within the next two days to meet Emperor Xue Ye.
At this moment, the chat group was also in an uproar.
Everyone was extremely curious and frantically tagging Tang Yuehua, asking why she had suddenly made such an outrageous decision.
After all, just a few days ago, when they learned about her relationship with Tang Hao, they were extremely shocked.
But now, Tang Yuehua has announced her withdrawal from the Clear Sky Sect in an unprecedented manner.
This completely defied logic, leaving them utterly stunned and incredulous.
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