As soon as Su Xin received the intelligence, he prepared to act. He had already notified Heaven and the Underworld in advance, and had people deliver the news to Great Zhou as well.
Great Zhou had sent out quite a few experts this time: Zhao Wunian, the True Martial Realm expert known as Heavenly Venerable Douyuan; Lin Zongyue, the military's Yang Spirit Realm expert and Divine Might General; and all three Great Field Armies stationed to defend Shengjing City.
The Imperial Offering Hall and the Ji Imperial Clan had sent three Yang Spirit Realm experts, as well as quite a few Soul Fusion Realm and Spirit Transformation Realm martial artists.
As for the Six Fan Sect, there was no need to say more. Su Xin was in charge of this operation. As one of the Four Great Constables, he naturally had the Six Fan Sect's full support. The entire sect had mobilized.
With the Imperial Court making such a huge move, every other sect in the martial world could see it, unless they were blind.
But who was the Imperial Court making such a grand show of force against?
This was no longer the early days of Great Zhou's founding. The martial world was relatively peaceful, and no one had come looking for trouble with Great Zhou. There was no one worth sending such a force to annihilate.
After thinking it over, everyone's attention turned once more to the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion.
All the top sects knew that Su Xin had killed the Black Lotus Holy Envoy and taken a White Jade Tablet from him. He had surely presented it to Ji Haodian.
Most of the other sects in the martial world also knew about Ji Haodian's condition. He probably didn't have much time left.
The White Jade Tablet didn't