Qi Mu suggested moving the sect to the Jian Province because the Sword Sect had enough power to protect the Spirit Crane Sect in the Jian Province.
However, although Qi Mu's suggestion was correct, the Spirit Crane Sect's higher-ups pointed out the problem in one sentence — time.
Now that the experts from the Cotian Sect were already on their way, it was obviously too late to move the sect to the Sword Province. After all, there were at least 100,000 disciples in the Spirit Crane Sect. If so many people wanted to move to the Sword Province, they would definitely not be able to move quickly. They would soon be caught up by the people from the Cotian Sect.
Following the Spirit Crane Sect's higher-ups' words, a direct disciple of the Spirit Crane Sect hurriedly ran in with a look of excitement on his face.
"Sect Leader, good news! The Sword Sect has responded."
Originally, when Qi Mu received the news that the Heavenly Sect was preparing to attack the Sword Sect, he immediately sent the news back to the Sword Sect.
After all, since they had already chosen the Sword Sect, a force like the Spirit Crane Sect could already be considered as a subsidiary force of the Sword Sect. When faced with an unbeatable opponent like the Heavenly Sect, the best way was naturally to seek help from the Sword Sect.
It had only been four to six hours since Qi Mu sent a request for help to the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect had responded so quickly. Hearing this, Qi Mu's eyes involuntarily flashed with excitement. He immediately said to the disciple, "Quick, show it to me."
As he spoke, the disciple passed the Sound Transmission Talisman sent by the Sword Sect to Qi Mu. The Sound Transmission Talisman in Qi Mu's hand quickly turned into a ray of golden light and entered Qi Mu's mind. Soon, Qi Mu's mind rang with Xiao Chen's voice.
In an instant, Qi Mu could tell that the voice was from Xiao Chen. He completely did not expect Xiao Chen to personally reply to his letter. Forcefully suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qi Mu focused on listening to Xiao Chen's reply.
Xiao Chen's reply was actually very simple. First, he asked Qi Mu to arrange for the entire Spirit Crane Sect to move to the Sword Province. They did not have to enter the Sword Province, but they had to leave the White Lake for the time being.
Secondly, the purpose of leaving the experts of the Spirit Crane Sect behind was to resist the pursuit of the Coiling Heaven Sect. Of course, the Spirit Crane Sect alone would definitely not be able to contend against the Coiling Heaven Sect. Therefore, Xiao Chen also told Qi Mu that the Sword Sect's reinforcements were on their way. They only needed to hold on for a while to resolve the crisis.
In the end, Xiao Chen said to Qi Mu in a deep voice, "Sect Master Qi Mu, since your sect has chosen the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect will definitely not disappoint you and the entire Spirit Crane Sect. Sect Master Qi Mu, please believe in me and the Sword Sect."
Indeed, the instructions that Xiao Chen gave to Qi Mu required Qi Mu to fully believe in them. Otherwise, if Qi Mu did not believe in them, or if the Sword Sect's reinforcements did not arrive in time, the outcome of the Spirit Crane Sect was imaginable.
To Qi Mu, this was actually a huge gamble. He was betting on whether Xiao Chen and the Sword Sect were trustworthy or not. Of course, Qi Mu actually had a second choice, which was to surrender to the Coiling Heaven Sect. In this way, he reckoned that there would still be room for negotiation.
However, after receiving Xiao Chen's reply, Qi Mu made his choice almost without any hesitation. A hint of determination appeared in his eyes. Qi Mu stood up abruptly, looked at the group of senior members of the Spirit Crane Sect present, and said in a deep voice.
"Prepare to head to the Sword Province immediately. As for everyone present, stay behind and resist the Coiling Heaven Sect together with me."
After saying that, Qi Mu looked at the three Ancestors of the Spirit Crane Sect. Faced with Qi Mu's gaze, the leader of the three nodded slightly and said, "Now that you're the Sect Master, the entire Spirit Crane Sect will naturally follow your lead."
This old man was Qi Mu's master, who was also the previous Sect Master of the Spirit Crane Sect. However, he had already abdicated his position and became the Ancestor of the Spirit Crane Sect.
With the full support of his master, Qi Mu no longer had the slightest hesitation. The group of senior members of the Spirit Crane Sect present also did not open their mouths to object. Immediately, the Spirit Crane Sect began to prepare to move to the Sword Province.
According to Xiao Chen's instructions, those disciples with lower cultivation would definitely have to leave first. This was because their cultivation was too low, and their combat strength was insufficient. Even if they stayed, they would not be of much use.
He arranged for these ordinary disciples to leave first. As for the other experts of the Spirit Crane Sect, they would stay behind and be responsible for resisting the attacks of the Coiling Heaven Sect's experts. At the same time, they would wait for the Sword Sect's reinforcements to arrive.
There were many sects like the Spirit Crane Sect, and the Sword Sect had also replied to them one after another. After receiving the Sword Sect's reply, these sects were all moved. At the same time, their loyalty to the Sword Sect had unknowingly increased to a whole new level.
Yang Chen's actions had caused many forces to feel fear and resentment at the same time. On the other hand, Xiao Chen and the Sword Sect's response had greatly moved the large and small forces that had pledged their allegiance to the Sword Sect. The difference between the two was obvious at a glance.
It could be said that the Sword Sect had the hearts of the people. Xiao Chen had also used such a simple method to firmly pull the large and small forces that had just joined the Sword Sect's camp together.
Speaking of which, this was all thanks to Yang Chen. If he had not issued a kill order to these forces, the Sword Sect would probably have to put in a lot of hard work to make these forces submit completely.
Yang Chen clearly had not realized this yet. At this moment, he was only thinking about how to vent the anger in his heart. He had not considered that his actions would actually cause him to lose the hearts of the people. It was not only the forces that had pledged their allegiance to the Sword Sect, but even the forces that had pledged their allegiance to the Coiling Heaven Sect would feel bitterly disappointed in the Coiling Heaven Sect as time passed.
There was nothing wrong with killing decisively, but there was no benefit in killing cruelly. No one would want to ask a tiger for its skin every day because no one could be sure that this ferocious tiger would not bite you one day.
In a mountain range not far from the White Lake, there was also the mountain gate of a first-rate force. Unlike the Spirit Crane Sect, this first-rate force had chosen the Coiling Heaven Sect, so this time, they were not threatened by the Coiling Heaven Sect.
However, at this moment, at the peak of the back mountain, two old men were sitting opposite each other. One of them was looking in the direction of the Spirit Crane Sect with a complicated look in his eyes.
"The Coiling Heaven Sect has indeed gone overboard this time. They don't even have the slightest bit of magnanimity left. They've completely lost the magnanimity of one of the Ten Great Lingtian Sects."
This old man belonged to the Coiling Heaven Sect's camp, but now, even he felt that the Coiling Heaven Sect had gone overboard because the Coiling Heaven Sect's target this time was not the Sword Sect, but the large and small forces that had chosen the Sword Sect.
They did not dare to attack the Sword Sect, so they vented their anger on the various forces. In this way, they had indeed made a fool of themselves and no one could see the magnanimity of one of the Ten Great Lingtian Sects at all. On the contrary, the Sword Sect had fully displayed the magnanimity and boldness of a great sect in this matter.
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