This matter could not be allowed to escalate.0

However, this was unlike the accusation before, when the Wang family attacked Qi Xuansu and the Heavenly Preceptor suppressed the matter. That was because it involved far more complicated reasons.0

In the previous accusation, the Heavenly Preceptor intervened and suppressed it because the Wang family lacked the necessary strength within the Golden Tower Council. At that time, the Li family was focused on the Fenglin War and needed the Zhang family’s support, making it impossible for them to oppose the Zhang family then. The Quanzhen Sect was also trying to get rid of the Wang family, so the Heavenly Preceptor did not have any concerns.0

To put it bluntly, a case was first about politics, then about impact, and only last about the facts themselves. Where the ceiling lay and where the bottom line stood allowed for considerable flexibility.0

The difference this time from the last was that it was unclear who the opponent was and whether they had support from the elites of the Golden Tower Council. However, anyone daring to target Qi Xuansu at this moment was most likely part of the Golden Tower Council itself.0

Internal maneuvering within the Daoist Order followed...0