When the Human Emperor smashed the cauldrons, all under heaven rebelled.
Yet after the Lu Family, the first to raise the banner of rebellion were not the four families of Liang, Yang, Liu, and Jiang.
Although all four had already employed their own methods to sever the rivers of destiny flowing from the provinces under their control into the Human Way Golden Sea at the heart of the Immortal Dynasty, they had even used various means to encroach upon the Spirit Cauldrons of neighboring provinces and commanderies, seizing control over them and cutting off yet more Human Way Destiny from flowing into the Human Way Golden Sea.
But openly, none of them had yet raised the banner of revolt or declared rebellion. Instead, they were merely contending with the Immortal Dynasty's central court and imperial house for control over the Human Way Destiny of the local provinces and commanderies.
The Immortal Dynasty's central court and imperial house also seemed wary, and did not openly bring the matter into the light. They merely intensified their devouring of the Human Way Destiny of the entire Immortal Dynasty.
A fleeting tacit understanding, a balance, seemed to have formed between the two sides.
And amid this strange tacit understanding and balance, the 'Heavenly Fire' Xiao Family of Liang Province and the 'Mountain-Moving' Zhang Family of You Province were the first to raise the banner of rebellion. They directly issued proclamations denouncing the Human Emperor's lack of virtue, declaring that the imperial house's devouring of the Human Way Destiny of every province under heaven was destroying the foundations of all clan families, and calling upon clan families throughout the realm to rise against the Human Emperor's tyranny!
Then, in Liang Province, the 'Heavenly Fire' Xiao Family immediately assembled an army and launched an attack on