The Evil Moon Sect disciples had been invited by the joint efforts of the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province. After arriving in Heng Province, they had taken up residence with the Wu Family.
At first, the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province had planned to wait until they were fully prepared before having the Evil Moon Sect disciples step forward and express their discontent with the Eternal Devil Sect, then launch a war.
By borrowing the Evil Moon Sect disciples' name to wage war, the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province would have had a righteous cause, avoiding criticism from others.
Moreover, although the Eternal Devil Sect was the ruler of the Eternal Thirteen Provinces, everyone knew in their hearts that no matter how powerful the Eternal Devil Sect was, it still remained under the command of the Evil Moon Sect.
It was much like the relationship between a prefect and an emperor in a mortal kingdom.
The Eternal Devil Sect was like a prefect, administering the resources of the Eternal Thirteen Provinces.
The Evil Moon Sect was like an emperor. Though it was thousands of miles away, the Eternal Devil Sect still had to submit to its jurisdiction.
If the Evil Moon Sect disciples launched a war against the Eternal Devil Sect, the martial artists of the Eternal Thirteen Provinces would undoubtedly give the Evil Moon Sect their full support.
After learning from Lin Bai that the Evil Moon Sect disciples were in Heng Province, the Eternal Devil Sect immediately moved against the Wu Family.
After annihilating the Wu Family, several martial artists of the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm took action. They captured all the Evil Moon Sect disciples, escorted them out of Heng Province that very night, and sealed them away in Ning