The process of taking over the Poison Dragon Sect's secret realm was very smooth. Although there were some casualties, the casualties weren't too high. The Sea Exploring Sect's total casualties were less than two hundred people. Taking over the Poison Dragon Sect's secret realm with less than two hundred people was something the other sects didn't dare to imagine.
If the other sects wanted to attack the Secret Realm, they would have to pay an even greater price. This was because they didn't have an antidote like Zhao Hai. Therefore, when they faced the Poison Dragon Sect's disciples, just the poison alone would cause them to suffer heavy casualties.
After taking over the Poison Dragon Sect's Secret Realm, Zhao Hai's group now had three Secret Realms. This was very important for the Sea Exploring Sect. In the Sword Spirit World, only the Great Sects had Secret Realms like the Myriad Sword Sect, the Poison Dragon Sect, and the Myriad Buddha Temple. Naturally, this was only Zhao Hai's guess. Outsiders simply didn't know if the Myriad Buddha Temple had a Secret Realm or not. However, in Zhao Hai's opinion, the Myriad Buddha Temple would certainly have their own Secret Realms.
Aside from these Great Sects, the other sects didn't have their own Secret Realms. Even a sect like the Iron Buddha Temple didn't have their own Secret Realms, let alone the other sects.
As for the Secret Realm of the Poison Dragon Sect, they managed it very well. There were a lot of medicinal fields here. Their medicinal fields were filled with very high grade herbs. These herbs were taken care of by specialized people. The people of the Poison Dragon Sect even imitated the growing environment of these herbs. It could be said that they put a lot of thought into it.
Zhao Hai approved of the Poison Dragon Sect's approach. Secret Realms needed to be used. If they didn't use it, then it would be too wasteful.
Zhao Hai was prepared to let the Secret Realm of the Poison Dragon Sect maintain its original appearance. Naturally, he would also make some improvements. However, he wouldn't change the original appearance of the Secret Realm.
This time, the Sea Exploring Sect's operation didn't attract anyone's attention. Zhao Hai was also prepared to lock up the Poison Dragon Sect's disciples for a period of time before deciding whether or not to release them.
The Poison Dragon Sect's cultivation method books were all obtained by Zhao Hai and the others. After obtaining these cultivation method books, Zhao Hai prepared to select some disciples to cultivate. In the Sea Exploring Sect, there were many disciples who liked the Alchemy Dao. However, the Alchemy Dao had a natural flaw when it came to attacking. Now, with these ancient records, the disciples could learn the Poison Dragon Sect's cultivation techniques. This would make up for their shortcomings.
Furthermore, Zhao Hai also gave those disciples a mission, which was to prepare to deal with the Demon Sword Sect and the Evil Ghost Sect. At this time, nobody in the Sword Spirit World knew that the Demon Sword Sect had been destroyed. Therefore, when these disciples went to deal with the Demon Sword Sect, they would only think that the Poison Dragon Sect wanted to retaliate. They wouldn't think that the Sea Exploring Sect would make a move here.
After doing this, Zhao Hai relaxed. After taking the Secret Realm of the Poison Dragon Sect, the Sea Exploring Sect wouldn't make any big moves in a short period of time. After all, their development had reached a certain degree. If they were to expand at this time, it would shake the entire Sword Spirit World. That wouldn't be a good thing. Therefore, Zhao Hai prepared to reorganize the entire Sea Exploring Sect.
The Sea Exploring Sect's development was very good in the past. However, because they annexed other sects and absorbed a lot of ascenders, they were still lacking in certain aspects. At this time, Zhao Hai would often hear reports from Ding Chunming that some disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect were colluding with other sects. This was absolutely unacceptable. Zhao Hai wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.
The Sea Exploring Sect must ensure that there were no traitors. If someone dared to betray the Sea Exploring Sect, then they must be dealt with immediately. This was because the Sea Exploring Sect had too many secrets that outsiders couldn't know about. If these secrets were to be leaked, then it wouldn't be a good thing for the Sea Exploring Sect.
Of course, not many people knew about the most important secrets of Scouring Sea Sect. For example, the existence of Sky City and other secrets were the most important secrets of Scouring Sea Sect. Not many people knew about these secrets. Therefore, even if some disciples were sold to other sects, the other sects wouldn't know about these secrets.
However, traitors must not be allowed to live. If they were allowed to live, then once they reach a high position in the future, the damage they would cause to the Sea Exploring Sect would be unimaginable. Because of this, Zhao Hai couldn't be lenient with traitors.
Actually, besides Zhao Hai, Laura, and the others, nobody knew that all of the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples were under the surveillance of Zhao Hai. What they did every day, who they contacted, as long as Zhao Hai wanted to know, then he would immediately know. Because of this, it wasn't difficult to find the traitors of the Sea Exploring Sect.
It didn't take long before the traitors of the Sea Exploring Sect were caught. When these traitors were caught, the entire Sea Exploring Sect was very surprised. This was because many of these traitors were from the 72 islands of the South Sea. On the contrary, they thought that there would be more traitors among the surrendered disciples of the Evil Ghost Sect alliance. However, this wasn't the case at all. There was no traitor among the disciples of the small sects.
The group with the most traitors was actually the Cyan Mist Sect. The Cyan Mist Sect was one of the first sects to join the Sea Exploring Sect. They were originally the Alliance Leader of the Sea Exploring Alliance. Later on, when Daoist Master Qing Lan and his core disciples were poisoned to death, they had no choice but to join the Imperial Sword Sect.
At that time, some people suspected that the death of Daoist Master Qing Lan was caused by Zhao Hai. However, there was no evidence. Moreover, ever since the people of the Cyan Mist Sect joined the Imperial Sword Sect, Zhao Hai had been very good to them. He had always treated them as his own sect's disciples. Now, some of the core disciples of the Cyan Mist Sect held high positions in the Sea Exploring Sect. For a sect like this, they shouldn't have betrayed the Sea Exploring Sect. This was because regardless of the reason for Daoist Master Qing Lan's death, they were now living a better life than when they were in the Cyan Mist Sect. Even if Daoist Master Qing Lan was in control of the Cyan Mist Sect, it was impossible for him to develop the Sea Exploring Sect.
However, among the traitors of the Sea Exploring Sect, most of them were from the Cyan Mist Sect. The number of traitors was almost the same among the disciples of the Cyan Mist Sect and the 72 Islands of the South Sea. Next were the disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple. This was something that Zhao Hai never expected.
He was from the Iron Buddha Temple. Moreover, the fact that he took over the Iron Buddha Temple was personally passed down to him by Abbot Wu Yu. This was something that all the disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple had heard. He never thought that the disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple would betray the Sea Exploring Sect.
In addition to the people from these three places, there were also a lot of traitors from the Profound Sky Sect Alliance. In this investigation, more than a thousand traitors were found. The disciples of the 72 Islands of the South Sea and the Cyan Mist Sect accounted for more than half of them. The rest were the disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple, the Profound Sky Sect Alliance, and some other scattered disciples. None of the disciples who surrendered to the Sea Exploring Sect betrayed the sect. This result left Zhao Hai speechless.
Zhao Hai sat in his study room and looked at the report in front of him. He didn't speak for a long time. There were also many people sitting in the study room. Among them were Na Yu, Xu Yanzi, Daoist Tiger, Jie Yiming, Gui Xinyu, and the others. All of them had a very heavy mood.
Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "Everyone, what do you think about this investigation?"
Everyone was silent for a while. After a while, Gui Xinyu was the first to speak, "Sect Lord, when the 33 Islands of the South Sea joined the Sea Exploring Sect, there were a lot of people who were unconvinced. We knew about this, but we didn't think that they would betray us. I understand what Sect Lord means. Sect Lord is afraid that if we deal with these people, it will chill the hearts of others. However, these people have betrayed the Sea Exploring Sect. They are disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect, so they must be punished.
Na Yu also said, "Amitabha. Yes, we should deal with them according to the sect's rules. Those traitors of the Iron Buddha Temple were recruited by other Buddhist sects. I think that the Myriad Buddhas Temple is behind this. Sect Lord, we don't only need to deal with these disciples, we also need to guard against the Myriad Buddhas Temple."
Xu Yanzi said, "Sect Lord, ever since the Green Mist Sect joined the Sea Exploring Sect, the rumor that our Master was killed by you has stopped. Therefore, it's not surprising that these disciples have betrayed us. I also agree with everyone's opinion. We must not be lenient. We must let them know the price of betraying the Sea Exploring Sect."
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Alright, I understand your opinion. Then I'll also speak my opinion. I don't care what you think, I don't want to be divided into factions in the Sea Exploring Sect. You are all disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect. I don't care where you come from, but as disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect, you must abide by the rules of the Sea Exploring Sect. All disciples who betray the Sea Exploring Sect must be executed!"
Everyone nodded. Then Zhao Hai stood up and looked at everyone before he said, "No matter how the Sea Exploring Sect reached its current state, I dare say that besides me, nobody could have made the Sea Exploring Sect reach its current state in less than ten years. If the Sea Exploring Sect were to disappear, then would they still be able to reach their current state?" Zhao Hai looked at the group and said, "I don't care how the Sea Exploring Sect reached its current state. Would they be treated the same as our Sea Exploring Sect if they joined other sects? They don't know how to be content. They think that what the sect gives them is what they deserve. Our Sea Exploring Sect will never let such ungrateful people live. I'll kill every single one of them! "
Zhao Hai's murderous words made everyone's heart tremble. They knew that Zhao Hai was really angry this time. Who would have thought that there would be more than a thousand traitors in the Sea Exploring Sect? Although these disciples' ranks weren't high, they had always been treated well in the sect. Now, they betrayed the Sea Exploring Sect. This was unforgivable. It was no wonder that Zhao Hai was so angry.
They were very clear that compared to other sects, the Sea Exploring Sect's treatment was the best in the entire Sword Spirit Boundary. Even sects like the Myriad Buddhas Temple and the Heaven One Dao Sect didn't have such treatment. Under such circumstances, they still wanted to betray the sect. This was truly incomprehensible.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone's changed expression and said, "Previously, I thought that by giving these disciples good treatment, they wouldn't betray us. That's why there aren't many people in the Law Enforcement Hall. But now, it seems that the Law Enforcement Hall needs more people. Good treatment can't compare to people's ambition. They won't be satisfied no matter what good things we give them. There's nothing to say to such people, only one word, kill! Chunming, have all the disciples who betrayed us been captured? "
Ding Chunming immediately replied, "Yes, Young Master. They've all been arrested. Not a single one was left out."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, it's good that they're all captured. Inform the disciples to gather at the foot of Sword Mountain tomorrow. There will be a spacious area for the public execution. Every disciple must be present, no excuses are allowed!"
Ding Chunming replied, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Select the disciple with the best saber in the Law Enforcement Hall. Prepare the Ghost Head Saber. Behead all the traitors. Don't leave an intact corpse!"
Ding Chunming's face was calm as he replied, "Yes, Young Master. Rest assured, I'll arrange it right away."
Zhao Hai turned his head to look at the others and said, "All of you go and make arrangements as well. Apart from some necessary personnel, all disciples of the various halls must be present to watch the execution. Those who don't come will be punished as traitors!"
Na Yu and the others complied. Their faces revealed a trace of awe. They knew that after this, the Sea Exploring Sect wouldn't be the same as before. The disciples would feel a sharp sword hanging over their heads. If they dared to make any moves, this sword would cut them down.
Seeing that everyone complied, Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "All of you can leave. The execution will be carried out at noon tomorrow. Go and prepare."
Everyone complied before leaving the study. At this time, Laura and the others came out from the back. They saw that Zhao Hai's face didn't have any angry expression. Just like before, Laura and the others knew that Zhao Hai wasn't really angry. After going through so many interfaces, Zhao Hai had seen a lot of things like betrayal. How could he be angry over something like this? If he was really angry, then he would've already died from anger.
Laura looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, what do we do next? Do we prepare to deal with the Demon Sword Sect? "
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "No, we need to do two things. First, we need to find those who dared to seduce the disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect and teach them a lesson. Second, we need to contact the Sword Cultivator Alliance. I'm now the Alliance Leader of the Sword Cultivator Alliance, but I still haven't done anything for them. This is somewhat unreasonable. If the Sword Cultivator Alliance thinks that I don't want to be the Alliance Leader, then they might turn to the Demon Sword Sect. After all, the Demon Sword Sect's influence is very strong."
Laura smiled faintly and said, "I don't think they would dare. They betrayed the Demon Sword Sect in the past. The people of the Demon Sword Sect aren't as good as us. If they go back to the Demon Sword Sect, then I'm afraid that the Demon Sword Sect wouldn't want them. They might even clean them up. Therefore, they shouldn't dare to go back."
"Whether they dare or not, we need to show our sincerity."
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