The Divine Martial Association's successive capture of two cities failed to cause any ripples across the land.
This was perfectly normal. Between the ongoing conflict among the Daoist Lineages and the various uprisings flaring up, coupled with the inefficient spread of information, this event was never going to make any significant waves.
It wasn't as if they had conquered half the realm. The number of casualties from this was less than the death toll from the collateral damage of the Daoist Lineage conflict.
If anything, it was the Divine Martial Association being the first to raise the banner of rebellion that had caused the biggest stir, even drawing the attention of the Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist sects.
However, they were too preoccupied to take any significant action for the time being.
The Court's reaction was much stronger. The Divine Martial Association was the nail that stuck out, and it had to be hammered down first to serve as a deterrent.
