Within the True Sword Sect, discussions were everywhere.
"If they can destroy a second-rate force so easily, then wouldn't the Battle King Sect be able to destroy our True Sword Sect easily?"
"What should we do?"
When Chu Mu told the elders to secretly praise the Great Battle King Sect and spread the news of the Battle King Sect's tyrannical way of doing things, as well as stating that the disciples had the freedom to choose whether to live and die with the True Sword Sect or leave the True Sword Sect, the disciples were all shocked and had their own thoughts.
"I want to leave the True Sword Sect." A God Congealing Realm disciple said.
"What do you mean by that? You usually enjoy all the resources of the sect, but when the sect is in trouble, you want to leave? Despicable." Someone reprimanded.
"I'm the hope of my family. If I die, my family might not be able to recover. So, I can't die. I want to leave too." A second person said.
"Senior Brother Li, let's go together."
"Since I joined the True Sword Sect and became its disciple, my life has been closely related to the True Sword Sect. If you want to leave, you can leave. I'll stay. However, from now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other. Take care of yourself."
Among the inner disciples, elite disciples, and even core disciples, there were some who were shaken and chose to leave.
The Battle King Sect was simply too powerful. They could even destroy second-rate forces, let alone a quasi second-rate force like the True Sword Sect. There was simply no way to resist them. Once the Battle King Sect launched a large-scale invasion, what awaited the True Sword Sect was likely to be annihilated. Naturally, the Battle King Sect would also be annihilated.
No one wanted to die, especially when they couldn't resist at all. It was the most depressing thing.
Some disciples made their choice and left the True Sword Sect.
However, they were also quite worried that the True Sword Sect would not allow them to leave. In order to survive, two of them carefully walked out of the True Sword Sect without any obstructions. Behind them, a large group of people looked at them, all of them feeling incredibly nervous.
"No one stopped them."
"Let's try again."
After walking out of the sect, the two continued forward. Their speed was getting faster and faster, and they were getting further and further away from the True Sword Sect.
Not long after, the two figures disappeared before everyone's eyes.
"They're fine. Let's go."
The group of people who were watching from inside the sect immediately shouted happily. They all gathered their strength and rushed out of the sect in the blink of an eye.
"A group of traitors."
"These people deserve to die."
The disciples who didn't leave looked at the people who left coldly. They were furious.
"To think that I thought of him as a good brother. I didn't expect him to be such a person at such a critical moment."
"A friend in need is a friend indeed. Loyalty and righteousness are only known in life and death. That kind of person is not qualified to be with us. It's good that he left."
"Everyone, I actually have an idea." One of the core disciples suddenly said, "I'm afraid that those who leave now will soon regret what they did today."
"That's right. They are a bunch of vile people. They were groomed by the sect but abandoned the sect at a critical moment. Even if people like them are still alive, they will be condemned by their conscience day and night."
"No, that's not what I meant. My guess is that the Battle King Sect's strength and their large-scale invasion is true. However, our True Sword Sect is not completely powerless." The core disciple's eyes lit up, and his tone gradually became more certain. "This time, it is very likely that this is a test for the sect. When the sect is facing a life and death crisis, how many people are truly loyal to the sect?"
"If what you said is true, then those who leave now will lose the opportunity to be groomed by the sect. They will definitely regret it."
"I hope so."
"I sincerely hope so."
…
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
On the first day, the disciples only discussed and didn't do anything. It wasn't until the second day that some people decided to leave.
On the third day, some people finally left the True Sword Sect. Some people took the lead and weren't stopped. Nothing unexpected happened. The rest of the people who were planning to leave all left.
Today was the fourth day. The disciples who hadn't left yet were those who felt a sense of belonging to the True Sword Sect. They wanted to stay and advance with the True Sword Sect.
In just three days, the True Sword Sect experienced an unforeseen event. However, the effect of this event wasn't too great. It didn't affect the outside world. It was controlled within the True Sword Sect. Therefore, the outside world didn't know about this yet. However, the disciples who left would spread the news sooner or later.
In the main hall of the sect, Chu Mu sat at the head of the table.
"Sect master, a total of one thousand and three hundred inner disciples have left the sect. Three hundred and fifty elite disciples have left. A total of one hundred and twenty-three core disciples have left," reported Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen was currently the weakest of the Saints in the True Sword Sect. He couldn't even compare to Yun Feng and Yun He, who had just undergone the Aeon Tribulation.
Yang Zhen wasn't an elder of the True Sword Sect. Chu Mu had given him the authority to supervise the True Sword Sect, so he was naturally in charge of the statistics.
"Over one thousand and seven hundred people have left …" Chu Mu narrowed his eyes and gently tapped the back of his chair. "Put these people on the blacklist. After the incident with the Battle King's sect, these people and anyone related to them will never be allowed to enter the True Sword Sect. Kill all violators."
Among the one thousand and seven hundred disciples who had left the True Sword Sect, there were some with some background.
"Yes." Yang Zhen was Chu Mu's servant. He had been forced to submit to Chu Mu from the very beginning. He obeyed everything Chu Mu said.
After the one thousand and seven hundred disciples left the sect, the news began to spread.
"The True Sword Sect has rejected the recruitment of the Battle King's sect. They will face destruction."
As soon as the news spread, it immediately caused quite a stir.
In the past few years, the True Sword Sect had developed very quickly. They were in the limelight, and there was basically no one in the entire Canglan Empire who didn't know about them. There were people who envied them, and there were even more people who were jealous.
If it weren't for the fact that there seemed to be a Saint King behind the True Sword Sect, there would have been people who would have moved against them long ago. The Canglan imperial family would never have tried to befriend the True Sword Sect.
However, the Battle King's sect had suddenly appeared with a mysterious background. They gave off a very domineering feeling. As soon as they appeared, they started conquering everywhere. By now, there were already several dozen third-rate and quasi second-rate organizations that had submitted to them. The Battle King's sect's strength had increased by a lot.
Just think about it. The Battle King's sect was already suspected to be a second-rate organization. Now that several dozen third-rate and quasi second-rate organizations had submitted to them, the Battle King's sect's strength had increased by several times.
The strange thing was that the quasi first-rate and first-rate organizations didn't do anything. It was as if they didn't know about this, or as if they knew but didn't want to care. Even the Canglan imperial family didn't do anything.
How could the Canglan imperial family not know about such a huge commotion in the Canglan Empire?
They definitely knew, but they didn't care or didn't want to care for some reason.
Right now, the mysterious Battle King's sect was about to clash with the True Sword Sect that seemed to have some background. Who would win and who would lose?
If the two sides fought, would even more secrets be exposed?
For example, the origins of the Battle King's sect, whether the True Sword Sect really had the Heavenly Sword Saint as their backer, and so on.
However, the majority of the public opinion still leaned towards the True Sword Sect being unable to defeat the Battle King's sect.
…
On the fifth day, the disciples were all cultivating. It seemed like nothing had changed, but that was impossible. The atmosphere was somewhat stifling, as if a storm was about to come.
On the sixth day, the atmosphere became even more stifling, making people feel uncomfortable.
Before an unknown danger arrived, it was the most unbearable. Moreover, everything was just a guess. Whether the True Sword Sect could resist the Battle King's sect was still unknown. If they couldn't resist, they would be destroyed, and only death would await them.
On the seventh day, Chu Mu let the ten esoteric disciples spread the news to appease the disciples. The news clearly stated that the True Sword Sect didn't fear the Battle King's sect. As for whether they could understand it, it was up to the disciples themselves.
On the eighth day, the two three-star sword saints that Chu Mu had sent out to patrol, Long Yi and Wen Fei, came back with news. In front, many flying ships were rapidly approaching, and inside the ships were Saint level experts.
"They're finally here …" Chu Mu's eyes lit up when he received the news. He immediately gathered the elders.
The elders had also been waiting for this day to come, and all of them had made their preparations. Therefore, when they heard Chu Mu's news, they immediately rushed over.
"Elders, let's arrange the disciples. We'll meet the enemy outside the sect," said Chu Mu.
Arranging the disciples was to prevent any fish from escaping the net, or perhaps some Saint level expert would secretly attack the disciples, causing unnecessary casualties. It had to be known that the disciples who dared to stay behind to live and die with the True Sword Sect were those who truly felt a sense of belonging to the sect. They were disciples worth nurturing, and they couldn't afford to lose them.
As for meeting the enemy outside the sect, it was because they didn't want to cause any damage to the sect.
A battle between Saint level experts would cause huge fluctuations, and the power was shocking. It could easily shatter a mountain. Unless they weren't confident in winning, they wouldn't lead the enemy into the sect and activate the grand formation.
Moving quickly, after Chu Mu gave the order, everything was quickly arranged.
With Chu Mu in the lead, there were nine elders and four servants of Chu Mu. A total of fourteen Saint level experts flew up and quickly flew out of the sect.
As for Gu Luankong and the other two, they didn't appear. They were still somewhere in the True Sword Sect, waiting for an opportunity.
"The Warlord Sect is coming."
"Can the sect leader and the others fight back?"
"I believe in the sect leader. They definitely can."
The gathered disciples all looked up at the sky in the distance. They looked at the fourteen figures in the sky outside the mountain gate and spoke one after another.
"Damn it. If I had the strength of a Saint level expert, I wouldn't have to hide here." A core disciple clenched his fist and said angrily.
"Work hard and cultivate. One day, we can also fight for the survival of the sect," said a esoteric disciple coldly.
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