A proclamation had sufficed to bring them to heel. After swallowing up the Hehuan Sect and Snowfall Pavilion in succession, the Primordial Yang Sect's territory had expanded dramatically.
It had nearly quadrupled in size!
As one of the few sects to distinguish itself amid the chaos following the Human-Demon War,
the Primordial Yang Sect's prestige had soared, its renown spreading throughout the Seven Kingdoms Alliance and even the cultivation world of Southern Heaven.
News that it had destroyed two great sects in succession and utterly overpowered another two sent the cultivation world into an uproar.
To all cultivators, the Primordial Yang Sect's unification of half the former Yan Kingdom was essentially only a matter of time.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that, although they were all Nascent Soul True Lords, True Lord Zihong and Old Daoist Qingxu were simply no match for Liu Yu.
With its territory nearly quadrupled and Crescent Moon Valley and the Void Clarity School posing no threat, some cultivators saw signs that the Primordial Yang Sect might sweep across the entire former Yan Kingdom.
After all, the other half of the Yan Kingdom remained divided among several major sects that kept one another in check.
If the Primordial Yang Sect recuperated for a time before bringing the Void Clarity School and Crescent Moon Valley into submission, it would hold an enormous advantage against the major powers in the other half of the Yan Kingdom!
Regardless of the conflicting opinions outside, the sudden territorial expansion had presented the Primordial Yang Sect with numerous problems.
The greatest was that its "lands were vast, but its people few."
Although it had ample territory and plenty of resource sites, it lacked enough disciples to garrison them.
Given the circumstances, the Primordial Yang Sect had no choice but to