For countless ages, the Human Yao Domain had been broadly divided into two factions: the Heavenly Sect and the Inherited Ancient Clans.
The Heavenly Sect represented those who respected Lord Mi. It also encompassed all ordinary people and ordinary cultivators.
The Inherited Ancient Clans were those who did not respect Lord Mi and acknowledged only Lu Yin.
As Lu Yin's chief strategist, Wei Rong had spent countless ages laying plans in secret. He had done more than prepare a starry sky map to defend against the Five Luminaries' invasion. He had given the map to Lu Yin, and it detailed the defensive role each Inherited Ancient Clan was to play. It also accounted for Xiang City's defenses.
Xiang City could not cover the entire Human Yao Domain. Its range was only a small part of it.
With the Heavenly Sect at its center, Wei Rong had positioned the Inherited Ancient Clans around it. If war broke out, those clans would head to their assigned positions at Wei Rong's command.
Those positions lay at the outermost limit of Xiang City's protective range.
All of Wei Rong's plans had been based on Lu Yin's return. He was the only one who knew Lu Yin would come back. The moment Lu Yin told him to stop hanging the upside-down sword, Wei Rong had begun putting his plans into motion.
Of course, not every Inherited Ancient Clan was included.
Even Wei Rong had no power to dictate the choices of every Inherited Ancient Clan.
Only the clans willing to trust him would follow his plans. The rest did not necessarily distrust him; for various reasons, they simply could not follow his arrangements. The Mebis Clan was one such example. They trusted Wei Rong, of course, and had stood with Lu Yin since the Fifth