After a long while, Yan Miao finally gathered her courage and said, "Y-you, don't you intend to bring our Iron Sword Pavilion into the Tang Sect as well?"
This was also what Dongfang Gu had been thinking. The two of them quietly waited for Tang Lan's answer.
Meanwhile, Tang Ya and the other women had also walked over.
"The Tang Sect is currently expanding, and the Iron Sword Pavilion is naturally one of our targets."
"I will give you some time to consider it. If you refuse, I will not force you."
"But I can guarantee that before the Tang Sect's army even bears down on you, you will be attacked by the major sects to the north."
Tang Lan did not continue with what followed.
What Tai'an had said was not wrong. Even if the Sky Que Sect did not make a move, the major sects in the north would still target the Iron Sword Pavilion.
The Iron Sword Pavilion could produce top-tier Soul Tools. Having the Iron Sword Pavilion was equivalent to possessing a sect branch capable of continuously manufacturing Soul Tools.
To any faction, this was an immensely tempting prospect.
These words left both Dongfang Gu and Yan Miao silent.
Tang Lan was right. The world was now in chaos, and their Iron Sword Pavilion could no longer remain uninvolved.
Dongfang Gu took a deep breath and looked gently at his daughter, Dongfang Yue, in his arms.
Then he raised his head and said to Yan Miao, "Senior Sister, the fate of the Iron Sword Pavilion is yours to decide!"
"I feel that I have failed the sect. At such a critical moment, I cannot make the necessary choice, so I intend to step down and no longer serve as the Pavilion Master of the Iron Sword