Chapter 189
Word of the Zhuhu Dynasty’s impending Eastern Expedition swept through every corner of the realm.
This became the first full-scale war mobilization since the dynasty’s western expedition.
From that day onward, all cultivators within the realm—whether from noble clans, sects, or Loose cultivators—could register for combat at local Immortal Patrol Offices.
These offices would organize them by cultivation realm and dispatch groups to Wang Hai City for war preparations.
Few believed patriotic sentiment alone could drive cultivators to battlefields.
Clear-eyed observers saw this as Tiger-Chasing’s attempt to justify war through grand claims of "punishing traitors" and "seeking vengeance," masking territorial ambitions.
High-level cultivators prized their lives too much.
Full-scale wars between nations meant bloodier battlefields than ever before—risks every seasoned cultivator understood well.
Yet Tiger-Chasing had prepared enticements.