New Sea Commandery City, within the main city, before the Earth Temple.
Ying Province's Grand Rectifier, True Lord Xu Yuan, led the commandery-prestige clans of New Sea Commandery in a round of sacrifices, submitted a memorial to the Human Way Heavenly Court, and then opened New Sea Commandery's Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm.
Thirty years later, it was time for the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm of New Sea Commandery to open for the second time.
In fact, because the eight commanderies under Ying Province had established their cauldrons at dates not far apart, this period was precisely when the eight commanderies were successively opening their Spirit Cauldron Secret Realms.
For this reason, the commandery-prestige clans throughout Ying Province had largely been drawing in their forces during this time, recalling most of the personnel and strength they had stationed in the Myriad Demon Mystic Realm to deal with operations in the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm. Their actions in the Myriad Demon Mystic Realm had temporarily slowed, and their attention returned to their respective commanderies.
On the Liang Family's side, for this expedition into the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm, Liang Zhaohuang had already summoned Liang Ruijian back and brought back the main forces the family had stationed in the Myriad Demon Mystic Realm. Only Liang Ruiqin remained behind, leading a small number of men and followers to temporarily hold their stronghold in the Myriad Demon Mystic Realm, withdrawing their strength, guarding the stronghold, and putting all their various operations there on hold.
Liang Zhaohuang, his second sister Liang Zhaoyu, and Liang Ruijian—three Golden Core True Persons from the Liang Family would lead their teams into the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm this time.
Of the other three Golden Core True Persons, his eldest brother Liang Zhaojun was in the Heavenly Capital, his nephew Liang