Upon hearing Elder Feng's words, Cultivator Wang's expression changed drastically. Although he did not know how powerful the Blazing Sun Pearl truly was, he knew very well that it was the Blazing Sun Sect's treasured guardian artifact.
Several thousand years ago, the Blazing Sun Sect had suffered a calamity that nearly wiped it out. At that time, the only late Nascent Soul stage Great Cultivator in the sect had exhausted his lifespan and ascended.
A powerful sect that had a grudge against the Blazing Sun Sect seized the opportunity. It joined forces with several smaller sects and appeared together outside the Blazing Sun Sect's mountain gate, declaring that it intended to settle its enmity with the Blazing Sun Sect.
At that time, the Blazing Sun Sect had only a dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators. Its highest-level cultivator was merely at the mid Nascent Soul stage. Facing nearly thirty Nascent Soul cultivators, including a late Nascent Soul stage Great Cultivator, the Blazing Sun Sect had reached the brink of life and death.
When it came to grudges between sects, even if the Blazing Sun Sect sought help from other sects, no one would usually pay attention.
That was because every sect had connections with other sects. If you could summon other sects, then your opponent could do the same. If things went wrong, a great upheaval could break out across the Cultivation World, creating a chaotic situation that no one could control.
Therefore, the various sects, which all valued self-preservation, naturally would not allow such a thing to happen.
Thus, although powerful enemies had drawn near, the Blazing Sun Sect did not seek aid from the sects and forces with which it had some ties. Instead, led by that mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it flew straight out of the