The Seven Alliances of the Realm had all risen from the rough-and-tumble world of the jianghu. In most of them, only the alliance leader possessed formidable strength, while their foundations were lacking.
Over the years, only two of the Seven Alliances had truly been strong enough to rival the deep-rooted sects and great families.
One was the Heavenly Martial Alliance, back when Xie Wenyuan had still been alive several decades ago.
It had possessed one Ninth-Realm Heavenly Profound expert, along with Liu Suifeng, Xie Wenyuan, and Yun Zhaolan—three exceptional figures capable of reaching that realm.
Years of fighting imperial armies had also forged many elite warriors under its banner.
Unfortunately, Chao Hongtu's selfishness had led to Xie Wenyuan's death. The alliance's elites had likewise died at the court's hands, leaving only mediocrities like Feng Wushang.
Apart from the Heavenly Martial Alliance of decades past, the strongest of the Seven Alliances today was the Day-Changing Alliance.
Wang Xuangan had sworn brotherhood with six outstanding figures from Yanzhou, and together they had founded the Day-Changing Alliance. The world called them the Seven Heroes of the Day-Changing Alliance. They were:
Alliance leader, First Brother Wang Xuangan.
Deputy alliance leader, Second Brother Zhao Jingxuan.
Chief of logistics, Third Brother Mo Yunzhong.
Commander of the left army, Fourth Brother Jiang Tiancheng.
Commander of the central army, Fifth Brother Tang Jiansong.
Commander of the right army, Sixth Brother Duan Xinghe.
Commander of the intelligence battalion, Seventh Sister Du Caiwei.
None of the Seven Heroes was particularly old. Zhao Jingxuan was in his early fifties, just two years younger than Wang Xuangan.
Mo Yunzhong was nearly fifty. The other three men were in their forties, while the youngest, Du Caiwei, was only in her thirties.
Yet despite their ages, their cultivation was far from weak.
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