After the rain cleared, the Cultivation Conference resumed.

The Cultivation Realm had not witnessed a Celestial Tribulation for a long time. When the Eye of Celestial Tribulation suddenly descended, it almost frightened people out of their wits, and the arena battles were halted.

When Zhao Yi arrived at the Martial Arts Arena in the Imperial Carriage, many young cultivators were still raising their heads occasionally to look at the sky, their faces full of alarm, clearly still shaken by the ferocious Thunder Dragon and deeply anxious.

Seeing Zhao Yi approaching, all the cultivators simultaneously saluted him.

"Greetings, Crown Prince!"

The Great Xia Dynasty did not practice the rite of kneeling.

Those cultivators hastily cupped their fists toward Zhao Yi in a disorderly manner, which counted as paying their respects.

Zhao Yi did not mind.

Casually waving his hand, Zhao Yi perfunctorily said, "At ease, my beloved ministers!"

A clamor rose from the crowd below.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Yao Zhi and Linglong were attending by the sides of the Imperial Carriage.

Zhao Yi raised his hand slightly, and Yao Zhi immediately understood the signal.

He stepped forward, raising his voice loudly, "The Crown Prince has a decree."

Upon hearing this, the chaotic Martial Arts Arena instantly quieted down.

All the cultivators looked toward Zhao Yi, their eyes full of curiosity.

The Zhao imperial family had never intervened in matters of the Cultivation Conference before.

Zhao Yi suddenly appearing was indeed puzzling.

Zhao Yi did not keep them waiting long.

Linglong took out a Holy Decree from her bosom, stepped forward, and slowly unfurled it.

Watching from the side, Yao Zhi's old face was full of envy.

He had never had the chance to announce a Holy Decree in front of so many people.

He also wanted to be in the limelight!

Linglong, with her head held high, surveyed the crowd below and loudly declared:

"By the decree of the Emperor of Great Xia: The Heaven-Facing Sect and other sects are pardoned of all crimes, hereby confirmed!"

Linglong's mood was exceedingly high.

The Holy Decree was dictated by Zhao Yi and penned by her.

Writing a Holy Decree for the first time, Linglong was so excited that she almost forgot how to write.

The Jade Seal was in Zhao Yi's hand, and after writing, Linglong pressed the seal herself.

This feeling was truly novel.

For the first time, Linglong experienced the taste of power.

She could not help but start fantasizing about her future career as a powerful minister.

As she was thinking, Linglong suddenly felt something was off.

It was too quiet.

Linglong was well-acquainted with the Cultivation Realm.

She knew the decree's announcement would cause significant upheaval in the Cultivation Realm.

However, there was no unusual reaction now.

This was not right!

After Linglong finished reading, she retracted the Holy Decree and looked down at the crowd.

The entire Martial Arts Arena was silent.

Everyone looked at each other in astonishment.

Linglong was momentarily stunned, then quickly understood what was happening.

The decree's content was too short!

The fools of the cultivation sects had not comprehended it yet.

Boom!

Once they understood the decree's content, everyone exploded!

Linglong nodded in satisfaction.

That's more like it!

The heavens of the Cultivation Realm were about to crumble.

If the cultivation sects had no reaction, there would be no spectacle to watch.

"Crown Prince, this cannot be!"

An old monk clad in a cassock suddenly appeared on the platform, visibly anxious.

"Amitabha!"

The old monk recited a Buddhist chant and urgently said, "Crown Prince, this humble monk is Hui An, the head of the Arhat Hall of Little Leiyin Temple. The Heaven-Facing Sect has endangered the Cultivation Realm for ten thousand years, with unforgivable heinous crimes. It cannot be pardoned!"

Little Leiyin Temple?

Zhao Yi took a deep look at Hui An, nodding imperceptibly.

He was about to visit Little Leiyin Temple.

This Hui An was the head of the Arhat Hall of Little Leiyin Temple and a high-level cultivator of the Tier Nine Saint King Realm, likely holding a significant position in Little Leiyin Temple.

If he were captured, a wealth of crucial intelligence might be obtained.

As Zhao Yi scrutinized the old monk Hui An, Hui An was also observing him.

The news that Zhao Yi planned to pardon the Heaven-Facing Sect at the Cultivation Conference had circulated throughout the Cultivation Realm half a month earlier.

During this time, sects led by Little Leiyin Temple had been hunting down the remnants of the Heaven-Facing Sect, preventing them from appearing at the Cultivation Conference.

Concurrently, Little Leiyin Temple had contacted major sects in the Cultivation Realm to unite and pressure Zhao Yi to abandon his plan to pardon the Heaven-Facing Sect.

Though this approach might anger the Zhao family, lesser harm was the choice of necessity.

Compared to the impacts of the Heaven-Facing Sect returning to the Cultivation Realm on other sects, retaliation from the Zhao family would be more manageable.

What no one expected was that Zhao Yi chose an unconventional approach.

He announced the decision right at the beginning, without waiting for the Cultivation Conference to end.

Little Leiyin Temple and other sects were caught off guard.

Thus, although Hui An, the old monk, knew he might infuriate Zhao Yi, he braved the situation to appeal for Zhao Yi to retract the order.

Little Leiyin Temple's circumstances were distinct.

The return of the Heaven-Facing Sect to the Cultivation Realm, for other sects, would at most lead to the division of some resources.

For smaller sects, having the Heaven-Facing Sect stirring the pot could disrupt the order of the Cultivation Realm, possibly offering opportunities to engage in hidden endeavors.

For Little Leiyin Temple, it was a formidable challenge.

Zhao Yi guessed correctly; Little Leiyin Temple indeed had ties with the world behind "Ling".

The destruction of "Ling" was the work of the Heaven-Facing Sect.

If anyone in the Cultivation Realm knew "Ling" best, the Heaven-Facing Sect claimed second, while no one dared to claim first.

Though covert, Little Leiyin Temple's worship of "Ling" could not escape the Heaven-Facing Sect's notice.

Even though many sects have discreetly worshiped "Ling" in recent centuries, none were as blatant as Little Leiyin Temple.

The Cultivation Realm had an unwritten rule: sects that privately worshiped "Ling" were public enemies of the entire Cultivation Realm.

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