During the time it took to return to Tianyi Dao, news came one after another. Cheng Qingdi had not only begun strengthening the defenses of his own Qingdi Sect, but had also started directly meddling in Danyun Sect. Though he did not brazenly move supplies back to his sect, the large-scale, inexplicable transactions made us feel his burning ambition.
Of the disciples sent by Xingyue Sect and Chenyang Sect to attack us, only about half had returned to their respective sects. Around five hundred had surrendered to Tianyi Dao—that was the number left after screening. The rest had been locked up pending investigation.
After all, if we accepted every surrendered soldier, there would be two or three thousand of them. Besides, I could not fully trust them. Although the Demon Race and Witch Race outnumbered them by countless times, if this was some roundabout conspiracy by the two great sects, once something went wrong, it would be impossible to contain.
The sects would definitely need a major reorganization going forward, so Zhaoyun and I immediately began discussing it.
"We definitely have to teach Danyun Sect a lesson next. They used reinforcements as a pretext, but their real purpose was looting. No matter what, I can't accept that. Once we return, I'll immediately muster troops to attack Danyun Sect." I laid out my objective.
Zhaoyun thought for a moment and said, "What about the Third Sect Master...?"
"We can't worry about that much right now. They were the ones who started this, and they even caused Mochen's fall. Do you expect me to just sit around and wait?" I could not expect He Luanzi to provide me with any resources openly, but at the very least, if I notified him, I would receive plenty of support. At least Danyun Sect and