Ning'an Prefecture, Golden Spring Temple.
Inside the solemn and majestic Great Heroic Hall, candlelight shone brightly, illuminating the compassionate, downcast face of a gilded Buddha statue.
Wisps of green smoke curled up from the incense burner, yet they couldn't dispel the complex atmosphere filling the hall—a mixture of murderous intent and smug satisfaction.
All of the First Seats of Golden Spring Temple were present, seated on cattail cushions.
In the month since Abbot Kongxu returned from Celestial Dragon Temple in the State City, Golden Spring Temple had not only stabilized the foundation shaken by Luoyun Manor's destruction but had even seen its prestige grow by allying with Qingfeng Temple.
They now seemed poised to dominate all other factions in Ning'an.
The first objective of their alliance was to clean house.
They would punish the Iron Sword Sect, the Danxia Sect, and the Ning'an Wang Clan for abandoning the alliance and siding with the Government Office.
