Let them offer their loyalty!

This interaction once again let all the high-level officials of the Third Sanctuary in the Northwestern Region know about Qiu Tu's subtle relationship with the Eighth Sanctuary now.

It also informed... all the high-level officials that this matter did not receive authorization or permission from the Eighth Sanctuary.

This allowed the Eighth Sanctuary to successfully stay out of the affair.

Meanwhile, at the Eighth Sanctuary.

In Rao Shou's courtyard.

Rao Shou and Tang Wanfeng were calmly fishing.

Compared with the mental exhaustion from some time ago, the apparent insincere compliance from the "Four States" these days didn't seem to affect them. Even... both of them seemed more spirited.

Tang Wanfeng was half-leaning on a rocking chair, holding a fishing rod, fishing while he said to Rao Shou beside him, "With the issuance of the seven appeasement orders, we can now say we're completely staying out of this, without violating the alliance made back then."

"This way, the other Sanctuaries won't find fault with us."

"As for the rest... it depends on how that kid Qiu Tu handles it."

At this point, Tang Wanfeng paused, then continued,

"However... that kid Qiu Tu is indeed smart. No matter what we do, he can always cooperate."

"Issuing seven orders, he really dares to defy orders."

Upon hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, the expression on the immortal-like Rao Shou's face remained exceedingly calm as he said, "You're underestimating that little fox."

"If he couldn't even handle such small matters, there's no way he could have climbed to his current position."

At this, he also paused, then said, "But your granddaughter is indeed a bit of a surprise."

"She reached the Fifth Order so quickly."

"Her advancement speed is truly terrifying."

Upon hearing Rao Shou's words, even the ever-serious face of Tang Wanfeng couldn't help but crack a smile.

Evidently, Tang Feifei's young achievement of advancing to the Fifth Order indeed brought him a sense of pride.

Perhaps sensing the joy of his old partner, Rao Shou glanced at Tang Wanfeng beside him, then shook his head with a smile.

In fact, quite a few people knew about Tang Feifei's advancement.

The reason is simple: Tang Feifei recently may have continuously leveled up, leading to slight instability in her realm, and coupled with Qiu Tu's intentional demands, she was constantly exuding her aura at the oath-taking ceremony and when leading the troops on an expedition.

This made all forces paying attention to the internal strife at the Sixth Sanctuary and the situation in the Four States discover Tang Feifei's advancement.

A Fifth-Order Calamity Being is considered a top powerhouse in any Sanctuary in the Northwestern Region.

Even in the strongest Sixth Sanctuary, there are not many Fifth-Order Calamity Beings.

As a result, the Qiu Tu camp gained yet another... instantly making many forces in the Northwestern Region somewhat envious and covetous.

Of course, some forces also began to ponder the deeper reasons behind this: was it because the people around Qiu Tu were already talented, or was it because of Qiu Tu?

Could it be that they are actually being supported by Qiu Tu behind the scenes?

Some even speculated whether this might have something to do with Qiu Tu's Cataclysmic ability.

After all... a Cataclysm Path like "Order-Politics" inherently involves "gathering" and "promotion."

So it's quite reasonable for the Cataclysmic ability to be related to enhancing others, right?

And so, under the attention of all forces in the entire Northwestern Region, an army of 100,000 set off in a mighty wave.

In the Northwestern Region, the three major Sanctuaries are built adjacent to each other, and all of them are developing towards the Boundless Heart Sea - Core Region.

This meant that to march on the Sixth Sanctuary, they had to pass through the Seventh Sanctuary.

Thus, when Tang Feifei's army marched towards the Seventh Sanctuary, Qiu Tu directly sent a letter to the Seventh Sanctuary requesting passage through Fengqi State.

Qiu Tu is now considered the focus, the core of the Northwestern Region. Every move of his pulls at everyone's heartstrings.

So, after he sent a letter to the Seventh Sanctuary, the entire high-level of the Seventh Sanctuary held an emergency meeting overnight.

....

At the Seventh Sanctuary, the Elder Council.

Compared to the feudal system of the Sixth Sanctuary and the democratic system of the Eighth Sanctuary, the Seventh Sanctuary is stuck in between.

The Seventh Sanctuary was established by the Lin, Wei, Han, and Zhao families.

The Lin Family is the strongest, holding the most power in the Seventh Sanctuary.

However, in the Partridge Platform Incident, the Lin Family's loss of elite forces due to decision-making errors drastically reduced their influence in the Seventh Sanctuary.

Thus, the power of the Seventh Sanctuary naturally fell into the hands of the Wei, Zhao, and Han families.

So, in order to better govern, and to protect their interests, they formed the "Elder Council."

The Elder Council consists only of a few core members of the three families and some heads of large families.

Regardless of whether it's Sanctuary's financial policy or foreign policy, all important affairs of the Sanctuary must be reported to the Elder Council for decisions.

It can be said that the Elder Council is the core institution of the Seventh Sanctuary, without exception.

At this time, in the Elder Council, a few elders were fiercely debating the matter of Qiu Tu requesting passage.

An elder with the surname Wei, while stroking his goatee, said, "Passing through Fengqi State to the Sixth Sanctuary...?"

"The more I hear about this, the stranger it seems?"

"Doesn't this seem like 'feigning a request to attack Guo'? "

"What if the Sixth Sanctuary remains unscathed, but we end up in trouble?"

Hearing the words of the goatee-bearded elder, another elder with the surname Han also chimed in, "Not only that. We also need to clarify one thing... Qiu Tu's operation was not authorized by the Eighth Sanctuary."