Heavenly Machine Tower, like Heavenly Dao Sect, Sword Sect, and Qiushui Shengong, was also one of the eight human Sects.
But unlike the other seven Sects' somewhat detached relationship with the royal family, Heavenly Machine Tower was subordinate to the royal family, pledging loyalty to the current Divine Emperor.
Indeed, they pledged loyalty only to the current Divine Emperor.
In other words, Xu Yuan was highly likely to have been targeted by the most influential person in the current human realm.
"No, if it were indeed the Divine Emperor of the current Great Scenic Dynasty, given his attitude towards the Outer Domain Demons, I should be dead by now; he would not have merely sent a few people from the Sword Sect to kill me."
Xu Yuan furrowed his brows, pondering deeply.
"Or could it be the last female lead to appear in the game, Princess Luoyang Jing Lixue, playing tricks?"