The Yang Family's successful capture of Ying Province meant that the power of the Immortal Dynasty's central court and imperial clan had now been completely confined to the inland provinces and commanderies, surrounded at the center by the five families of Lü, Liu, Yang, Liang, and Jiang.
Moreover, half of the Yellow Dragon nurtured by the Jin River had been severed. Although the Human Emperor Yongkang had rescued half of it and used it to suppress the Jin River, the repercussions remained considerable.
Within the Jin River, which ran through the Immortal Dynasty's central five provinces, raging floods still erupted without cease, battering the flourishing lands of the Human Way along both banks.
As a result, the Human Emperor Yongkang, along with the Immortal Dynasty's central court and imperial clan, had no choice but to withdraw most of their strength to suppress and regulate the Jin River, ensuring that nothing went wrong in the core five provinces.
And this undoubtedly presented the other five families and five kingdoms with a tremendous opportunity.
The Liu Family of Qi Kingdom immediately sent word to the Yang, Liang, Jiang, and Lü Families, agreeing that the five kingdoms would strike together and jointly attack the Immortal Dynasty's central court.
The other four kingdoms and four families naturally had no objection to this proposal.
Qi Kingdom's Liu Family was the first to make its move, its army marching straight upon the lands of Xu Province and Bing Province.
Wu Kingdom's Yang Family, meanwhile, sent warships straight into the Yangtze River, traveling upstream to invade Jing Province and seize its territory.
Western Liang Kingdom's Lü Family invaded Qin Province, intending to fight a decisive battle with the Immortal Dynasty's central army led by King Wei and take Qin Province.
As for the Liang Family, Liang Ruijian