The Secret Meeting in the royal palace continued.
The royal patriarch added, "Then let us get it done. It is about time. The whole country has been waiting for us to take action."
The Yang family patriarch spoke for the first time, "Their defense array cannot be broken even by an Earth Immortal. As long as they have spirit stones, they are unbeatable within their sect."
The sect master of the Starfall Sect responded, "There are a million ways to kill prey. How long can they depend on those spirit stones? They will have to come out eventually. Besides, we have people inside the cities to create a ruckus."
The four continued to discuss and plan, their voices hushed and serious as they weighed the risks and rewards of their decisions. The meeting went on throughout the night, with each participant carefully considering every aspect of the situation. They knew that the consequences of their actions would reverberate throughout the empire, and they needed to ensure that their plan was flawless.
As dawn broke, the four individuals left the royal patriarch's abode, each heading to their designated locations to set their plans in motion. They were determined to maintain the balance of power in Yin country, and they were prepared to do whatever it took to achieve their goals.
With the fate of the empire hanging in the balance, the wheels of a vast and intricate conspiracy were set in motion. As the four powerful figures embarked on their clandestine mission, the future of Yin country and its people was about to be irrevocably altered. The stage was set for a conflict that would shake the foundations of the empire and determine the destiny of all who lived within its borders.
A few days had passed since the clandestine meeting in the royal palace, and the entire country was once again in an uproar. This time, the reason was different. The distant cities, towns, and vassal sects and families connected to the Sky Soaring Sect were under attack.
The royal family officially announced that the Sky Soaring Sect had taken away the royal treasury and insulted the empress's mother. As a result, they demanded the sect master and his disciple be handed over to the royal family, or they would take strict action against the Sky Soaring Sect.
Soon, the Starfall Sect announced their support for the royal family, condemning the Sky Soaring Sect's actions. Following their lead, the Yang family, Frost Peak Sect, and Divine Wind Sect also voiced their support for the royal family.
The two cultivation families and three sects formed an alliance together, calling it the Royal Alliance. They showed their support for the royal family by attacking every vassal city, family, or sect controlled by the Sky Soaring Sect in their respective areas.
The Cui and Wang families were also attacked that same day. Despite having taken numerous precautions in advance, the damage they suffered was severe and unbearable. The Sky Soaring Sect had moved most of the vassal families and sects near the sect area inside the new, large defense array, but the damage they were receiving was still incomprehensible.
There were also some unstable elements within the cities that had been closed off by the Sky Soaring Sect and were protected by the defense array. Many people suddenly attacked the guards or the city and sect elders who were watching over the arrays of the cities. However, with the support of the new grand array deployed in every major city, they were able to suppress these unstable elements.
Even though the sect had called most of the elders and disciples who had gone outside the sect's defense area back, many still had not returned. They were attacked and killed. Some of the elders and disciples were unable to bring their families back in time, and their families were attacked and killed, and their resources looted.
The situation became dire.
It was evening in Sky Soaring Sect. Han Cai was on the terrace of his abode, playing the flute. While he was in a deep trance playing the flute, Yongnian came to the terrace and stood at some distance, waiting for Han Cai to finish.
When Han Cai finished playing the flute, he turned to Yongnian and asked, "Where?"
"The sect hall," answered Yongnian.
Han Cai nodded and flew towards the sect hall.
When he arrived, the hall was packed with outer sect elders, inner sect elders, core elders, and even core disciples. He also saw the patriarchs of the Cui and Wang families, his master, and Elder Dongmei, along with the young masters of the Cui and Wang families standing close to their parents.
Everyone's expressions were grim. Each of them had lost loved ones to the Royal Alliance's cruelty, which spared no one, not even women and children.
Han Cai sighed and walked into the hall. As he entered, even the elders who had been murmuring among themselves fell silent. The hall was eerily quiet.
Han Cai went to the center of the hall and bowed to the sect master and Elder Dongmei.
The sect master said, "Han Cai, the royal family has formed the Royal Alliance with the Starfall Sect, Yang family, Divine Wind Sect, and Frost Peak Sect. They have started attacking all the cities that are not protected by the grand defense array, causing significant damage to the Cui and Wang families. We are running out of options. You had asked the sect not to disturb you unless the situation was dire. The grand defense array is the only thing protecting us for now. But we cannot go out anymore to get spirit stones, and the moment we run out of spirit stones, they will try to destroy our very existence."
Han Cai nodded and replied, "I don't think we will run out of spirit stones anytime soon. All the major cities we own are protected by the grand defense array, and even a Void Immortal cannot trespass."
Elder Dongmei spoke up, "Han Cai, this is serious. More than half of the Wang and Cui families have been destroyed because of their alliance with us."
Han Cai looked at Elder Dongmei and retorted, "What did you think? That it was going to be a walk in the park? I told you all to be prepared for the consequences in advance. If you were not prepared, is it my fault?"
The core elder of the Pill Hall said, "This is unfair. For the actions of one disciple, why should the whole sect suffer?"
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