609 Kill Them to Set an Example
It was not easy for the Feather King to seize power. He had no chance of winning against Reverend Mo.
Even if they were facing the anti-royal faction led by the Mo family and the major sects and groups, the Feather Kingdom’s royal family would still have a big advantage. However, it would still be a fierce battle.
The Feather King knew this and immediately asked, “Is the Flowerfruit Sect still unwilling to cooperate with us?”
He urgently needed to find enough helpers, but he did not want to invite an enemy into his house from the outside world. He could only find some help in the country. The Flowerfruit Sect was undoubtedly one of the best partners to get.
However, the Flowerfruit Sect had not given any response, directly angering this ambitious monarch. After confirming that the Flowerfruit Sect was unwilling to cooperate, the Feather King was instantly furious.
“Send an army of 300,000 to take down the Flowerfruit Sect! I don’t trust them! Anyone who dares to oppose the royal family must be severely punished! Getting rid of the Flowerfruit Sect is also a warning to the others. We want everyone to understand that the royal family is not something they can compete with.”
Everyone was stunned for a long time before they gradually came to their senses.
Their monarch was really ambitious!
It was also under his command that a large number of troops set off for their destination, the distant Flowerfruit Sect.
When Wu Ming and Rao Wuqing received the news, they immediately activated the array formation and did not respond at all. On the way, many of the Feather Kingdom’s troops chose to disobey their king because they had suffered heavy losses and were unable to resist.
The news quickly spread to the capital. When the Feather King learned of this news, his expression changed.
“My army has yet to reach the headquarters of the Flowerfruit Sect, and they have already fallen to such a state after encountering a portion of the Flowerfruit Sect’s branches! How did that happen?”
His face was filled with disbelief.
The officials below sighed and said with a solemn expression, “Your Majesty, according to the news from the front line, the Flowerfruit Sect has developed a powerful array formation that is both offensive and defensive. It’s terrifying. Just this formation alone slaughtered 30,000 to 40,000 troops of the royal court.”
“An array formation?”
“That’s right, and these are all weakened versions. It’s said that the array formation of the Flowerfruit Sect’s headquarters is even more powerful. It’s at least one level stronger than the array formations of these branches. If our army really goes to the Flowerfruit Sect’s headquarters, the number of casualties will reach at least 100,000! Therefore, the generals at the front line are also thinking about defying the royal court and the royal family. They are not willing to send troops in the short term. After all, our troops are limited. If we use all of them on the Flowerfruit Sect, how can we compete with the Immortal Feather Grotto-Heaven and the Mo family in the future?”
This was the former regent who was in charge of the government when the Feather King was young. He was also quite talented in governing the kingdom. However, compared to the Feather King, this former regent walked the path of concession. He could not even be considered a ruler.
However, it was also because of the guidance and accumulation of this former regent that the Feather King had strong ambitions and the foundation to challenge these sects and groups.
After hearing this, the Feather King took a deep breath and immediately said, “In that case, let’s change our target…We shall choose the Divine Eye Sect to be killed as an example to the masses!”
The Divine Eye Sect’s master soon received the news, and everyone’s expressions changed drastically.
The royal court had actually attacked the Divine Eye Sect!
At this moment, Jiang Ming appeared again, causing the pupils of the Divine Eye Sect’s master and the others to narrow.
At this critical moment, Ning Caichen had appeared again!
“Ning Caichen! It’s all your fault, you b*stard. If you hadn’t made the Flowerfruit Sect impregnable, why would the royal army send troops to my Divine Eye Sect?”
The Divine Eye Sect’s master roared.
“Master Liu, aren’t your words a little childish? I can’t possibly use the Flowerfruit Sect to block the disaster for your Divine Eye Sect, right? Moreover, we are not friends; we’re enemies!”
After Jiang Ming pressed on step by step, the entire place quickly fell into dead silence.
Everyone chose to stop the battle.
Master Liu thought so too. He did not want to waste his time on Ning Caichen. He wanted to rush back to the Divine Eye Sect to take charge of the situation.
Putting aside whether the royal army could take down the Divine Eye Sect, if he did not return now, the sect would definitely be dissatisfied with him. At that time, some people would definitely be restless and take the opportunity to take away his power and status.
Master Liu did not want to go through this. He had to firmly control the Divine Eye Sect, or else he would be reduced from the leader of the sect to a beggar!
The cultivators from the Cultivation Alliance glanced at Jiang Ming and left one after another. They knew very well that they could not take Jiang Ming down now because he had a Soul Formation Realm cultivator by his side.
Most importantly, this was not an ordinary Soul Formation Realm cultivator!
In the past few days, they had watched Zhu An’an advance from the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, and then to the Soul Formation Realm. Ordinary late-stage Soul Formation Realm cultivators were probably no match for her!
“Where did this monster come from? Why is her aptitude so strong and her combat strength so terrifying?”
“If we let her continue to grow, the Cultivation Alliance’s status in the Sixteen Kingdoms will plummet!”
The Sixteen Kingdoms did not have sixteen kingdoms in reality. It mainly referred to the original sixteen kingdoms led by the Daliang Kingdom. Now, only seven large kingdoms were left. The other nine large kingdoms had gradually split into dozens of small kingdoms under the Qing Kingdom’s terror.
However, it had to be said that these kingdoms needed to be united. Otherwise, it would be difficult to compete with some of the holy lands and ancient sects that were further away, especially those forces in the wilderness.
Jiang Ming soon learned some news and could not help but twitch his lips.
“No matter where I go, larger groups are always terrified of the small groups uniting against them.”
“That’s true. Many tribes in the wilderness don’t have a powerful ruler, but the threat and fear they bring can make the monarchs and nobles of most countries fear them.”
Zhu An’an opened her mouth to express her agreement with Jiang Ming’s words.
At this moment, An Daoran suddenly said, “You are wrong. The reason why the tribes in the wilderness can intimidate the countries of the central plains is not just because of their own strength. The Feather Kingdom is currently in a stalemate. The royal family, the aristocratic families led by the royal court, and the bureaucrats are wrestling with the sects. As for the Sixteen Kingdoms, there are two reasons why they are in this state. First, they are afraid of the Daliang Kingdom, so the other six kingdoms have been sending troops but not contributing. They are just wasting time, constantly depleting the strength of the tribes in the wilderness while choosing to not engage with the Daliang Kingdom. The current King of the Daliang Kingdom is a person of great talent. He is comparable to the Qing emperor. There are also rumors that the King of the Daliang Kingdom might have changed long ago and is no longer from the Liang royal family.”
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