682. Pacifying Cangzhou
Over in Yunzhou, in the northwest of the Ancient Yan Kingdom Secret Realm, the territory had originally been divided among Northern Liao and some Xiao women who had joined the Yan King's Mansion. They later took the initiative to return to Northern Liao, but even so, they served as a buffer between Northern Liao and the various forces of the Yan King's Mansion that had emerged after its split.
However, this also meant that Northern Liao could not completely control Yunzhou. Now it had even been defeated outright by the rebels. The barbarians from Northern Liao who had remained here had immediately fled with the surviving members of the Xiao clan.
The rebels pursued and slaughtered them all the way.
Meanwhile, Guizhou was under the control of the former five Great Cultivator lineages. They had taken the initiative to launch an offensive, having waited decades for this opportunity while constantly accumulating strength.
Although they had always openly fought among themselves, in reality, they had not expended too much of each other's strength. There had even been a steady stream of clan disciples who rebelled and left for other regions to develop.
They had extended their lineages' influence outward.
Li Fengxian, Shang Xingjian, Wei Nuo, Yu Dong, and Baili Yichang were all Great Cultivators of the Void Returning Realm. They divided their forces into five routes and launched simultaneous attacks.
Unfortunately, Ruzhou, north of Guizhou, belonged to the Han clan. Although the Han clan could not communicate with the outside world, it had also worked hard to accumulate strength over the past several decades.
This time, it had struck in time and driven back Wei Nuo's forces heading north. It had even forced the five lineages to cooperate with the Han clan.
Following the Han clan's command, they