The Thief Crying Thief

The Sixth Prince's move to proclaim himself emperor was no different from putting on a monkey show, but it held considerable appeal for some factions whose loyalties were still uncertain.

People like the Luo Family cultivators, who had a chance to redeem themselves for their crimes, might truly defect to the Sixth Prince if given the opportunity.

There had been quite a few people supporting the Sixth Prince back then. More than half of the Zhao clansmen under the Zhao Emperor had once supported him.

There were also quite a few minor factions, such as the Returning Origin Sword Sect, which was an unwavering supporter of the Sixth Prince.

A large portion of the cultivators below the Golden Core Realm led by Wang Daoyuan had been trained by the Returning Origin Sword Sect.

Those whose wills were not firm, or who had ambitions but not enough brains to match them, might all defect to his side.

The Zhao Emperor was stationed at Nanli Mountain, in the southern half of central Zhennan Commandery. There was a fourth-tier mid-grade Attribute-less Spirit Vein here.

Two thousand li southwest of Nanli Mountain lay the foothills of Fulóng Mountain, defended by Song Kingdom cultivators and Myriad Spirit Sect cultivators.

The Sixth Prince sent the Zhao Emperor a proclamation demanding that the Ninth Prince immediately abdicate and return power to him.

Any other Zhao clansmen who abandoned darkness and turned toward the light would have their past offenses forgiven.

Those who stubbornly resisted would be beheaded without mercy.

When the proclamation arrived, the Zhao cultivators all cursed him to his face.

His cowardice and incompetence in the past could have been overlooked; they could only be counted as flaws in his character.

But now, he had colluded with the Song Emperor, joined forces with the man