Liang Zhaohuang sat in the seat of honor, watching the True Lords from the various aristocratic clans arrive one after another. He understood that this was no coincidence, but a tacit arrangement among these clans and True Lords. They had surely come with a purpose.
At the same time, he noticed that the True Lords who had come this time were basically all from the younger generation. There was not even a single Nascent Soul Late Stage True Lord among them, much less the clan heads or elders who held real power.
This showed that the aristocratic clans' tacit gathering this time was more likely a test. They were all still leaving themselves room to advance or retreat.
In the Liang Family's reception hall, the True Lords from every family had gathered. Yet rather than getting straight to the point, they reminisced, exchanged pleasantries, made introductions, and heaped praise on one another.
Seeing that they had spent half the day without addressing the matter at hand, Liu Xuanji, True Lord of the "Changfeng" Liu Family, was the first to lose patience. He rose and said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, since we have all gathered here without prior arrangement, I trust everyone knows why."
"The situation in the Immortal Dynasty is growing more tense by the day. The imperial family and the Human Emperor are blazing like the noon sun, crushing all beneath heaven. It is clear they intend to seize all authority for themselves!"
"We aristocratic clans are feudal lords over the provinces, holding local power. By nature, we stand opposed to the imperial family's centralization of power."
"If we do not find a way to respond, then once the aristocratic clans of the Five Mausoleum Commandery Clans in the Northern Region of the Demon Country and the Western Regions establish