“Ling Xiyuan is so cunning! And so audacious!”
His eyes were bloodshot, burning with rage, and his voice was hoarse and cold, filled with boundless hatred. “Our seven great families have been allied for generations, jointly ruling the twenty-five heavens and upholding the ten-thousand-year-old order covenant!”
“Our Silu clan and Xuanqiu fought a bloody battle, suffering heavy losses and depleting our strength. This has already become a catastrophe for the heavens. The Lingxi family, as an allied major clan, instead of thinking about balancing the chaos and stabilizing the order of the heavens, has instead harbored traitors from the heavens, protected the mastermind, and even sent the entire clan to join the evildoers!”
“Such acts of betrayal, disloyalty, and chaos in the heavens have rendered the covenant of the Seven Families meaningless and disregarded the safety of all races in the heavens!”
The elders of the legal department in the hall gritted their teeth and echoed their sentiments, their emotions running high.
“The patriarch is absolutely right! The Lingxi family’s actions have completely betrayed the principles of the seven great families!”
“David single-handedly stirred up a bloody war between the two races and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of my Silu elites. He is an enemy of all the heavens!”
“The Lingxi family dares to protect this person, thus making an enemy of my Law Enforcement and the entire old order of the heavens!”
“Lingxi possesses 70% of the spiritual medicinal resources of the heavens and has been reaping all the benefits of the heavens under the guise of neutrality for many years, enjoying the stable situation brought about by the joint rule of the seven major families. Now that the overall situation is turbulent, she has betrayed her alliance and secretly raised enemies, which is truly despicable!”
Everyone knew that once David was allowed to rise to power with the resources of the Lingxi family, within a thousand years, the remaining forces of Si Lu and Xuan Qiu would be completely wiped out, their millennia-old foundations destroyed, with no chance of recovery.
Lingxi’s submission at this moment is tantamount to raising a tiger to cause future trouble, a fatal hidden danger that will completely destroy the old hegemony.
“Pass on my orders!”
Si Cangyuan’s eyes flashed with murderous intent. He roared in a deep voice, each word ringing out, “Immediately write a proclamation to all the heavens, and issue the ‘Proclamation to Punish the Rebels’!”
A proclamation is issued to all races of the Twenty-Five Heavens: the Lingxi family has betrayed the alliance, harbored traitors, disrupted the balance of the heavens, and stirred up chaos and strife throughout the world!
“Invite the four great families of Yunlan, Chili, Moyuan, and Cangming to join forces and attack Lingxi!”
Eradicate the source of chaos, slay the traitors, and restore order to the heavens! All who participate in the campaign will share the resources of the Spirit Tide Herb Realm and the Dao of Alchemy, enjoying the bounty of alchemy across the heavens!
“Anyone who dares to betray us or protect Lingxi is an enemy of me, Si Lu, and an enemy of the order of the heavens. Even with my crippled body, I, Si Lu, will use all my remaining strength to eradicate them to the very end!”
Military orders are as firm as mountains, resounding throughout the entire City of Law and Heaven.
In an instant, countless messenger birds burst forth from the sky, carrying the proclamation of conquest from the Silu family, flying across the entire territory of the Twenty-Five Heavens.
A gilded proclamation floated above the major cities, sects, and aristocratic families of the heavens. The handwriting was sharp and the words were resolute. It detailed the crimes of the Lingxi family, including “betrayal, harboring traitors, and causing chaos in the heavens,” and called on the forces of the heavens to join forces to attack Lingxi and kill David.
In an instant, the entire realm was filled with unease, and all forces received the invitation and proclamation of the Sage of Law to launch a punitive expedition.
All eyes were drawn to the Lingxi Territory, which had been neutral, peaceful, and prosperous for millennia, and a storm of public opinion swept across the heavens.
The Silu family believed that their prestige still remained and that the old hegemony still had its lingering influence, and thus considered themselves the orthodox order.
By offering generous resource rewards, they will surely be able to rally support from all directions, easily gathering the forces of the four great families to encircle Lingxi, annihilate David, and regain the initiative.
But reality delivered a resounding slap to the Si Lu family.
The proclamation spread throughout the heavens for three days, but the expected scene of heroes responding and all sides submitting did not appear at all. Instead, it was deserted and no one echoed it.
The Yunlan family immediately closed their doors to the public, claiming that the spiritual energy in their territory was fluctuating and that they were too busy with internal affairs to participate in the conflicts outside the region. They politely declined Si Lu’s invitation to attack.
The Chi Li family responded directly and publicly, stating that chaos was imminent, everyone should stay in their own territory, and that they would not interfere in the feud between Si Lu and Ling Xi.
The Mo Yuan family remained indifferent, dismissing Si Lu’s offer with a curt “We will not resort to violence unless there is a clan calamity or world chaos,” thus completely rejecting his attempts to win them over.
Of the four neutral families, three refused, leaving only the Cangming family, which has always been low-key and forbearing, and whose territory is remote.
Remain silent for the time being, neither responding nor refuting, observing the situation and maintaining an ambiguous attitude.
Besides, countless small and medium-sized sects and vassal forces across the heavens dared not take sides or echo their sentiments.
Everyone could see clearly that the Silu family was no longer as powerful as it once was. It was outwardly strong but inwardly weak, its vitality severely damaged, and it only had an empty shell of prestige. It was simply powerless to dominate the world.