This was precisely why the various Immortal Sects had been growing restless lately. If Great Xia's expansion wasn't curbed, even the free and unfettered Immortal Sects would be enslaved and bound by its rules and etiquette in the future.
'Prime Minister Jiang Lintian has secluded himself these past few days, refusing all visitors. We can't get close to him.'
'If we could just bribe him, we could work with him from the inside to carve up Great Xia's resources...'
'However, the Taiyi Sect backing his wife is no pushover, either.'
At this thought, many of the Immortal Sect Elders cast their gazes toward the high platform where Prime Minister Jiang Lintian was seated.
He had a refined, scholarly face, and was dressed in a tall hat, a wide sash, and flowing sleeves. He possessed a lean and spirited air, nothing like the rumored fierce and terrifying Wolf Aspect that made one's blood run cold.
