Ghost Ridge Palace set off a vigorous aristocratic reform in the Three States, targeting those powerful families entrenched in various places.
In the past, these noble families were all local strongmen who had managed their affairs for over a hundred years, deeply rooted in complex relationships.
By nurturing their descendants' cultivation, their financial and martial prowess was exceptionally stable, becoming formidable seated tigers, actively sending talent to sects and the royal court to increase their influence.
Even the declining Da Li Dynasty was helpless against them, allowing these powerful families to dominate and wield regional power.
But all this changed with a decree from Ghost Ridge Palace; in Qingzhou, Qing Province, and Chongzhou, these families accustomed to good times encountered an unprecedented harsh winter.
