A year later, the influence of Demon Sect and Chongjian Manor in the Central Plains Martial World was completely eradicated. Lin Shuanghua, Yin Shaochen, and Leng Zhaoyue, who had vanished during that battle, became wanted criminals by both the court and the entire martial arts community. Wherever there were Martial Artists, there were curses and death-orders against them.
Three more years passed, and after dealing with his ambitious brothers, Ji Heng abdicated to become the Supreme Emperor, with Imperial Concubine Wuyang becoming the Empress Dowager, and their only son, Ji Nan, ascended the throne.
Upon his ascension, Ji Nan vigorously reformed the martial arts factions; the court would not interfere in the development of the sects, but the sects were required to report the number of disciples recruited to the court. Any underreporting would lead to dissolution and other penalties against the sect.
