The disciple had barely finished speaking when chaos erupted outside. Explosions and the sounds of cultivators fighting were already close enough to reach the assembly hall.
Zou Zhiwen frowned. This was the first major crisis he had faced since taking office. The Purple Emperor Sect had probably planned this long ago, and with the other sects joining in, their numbers would be considerable. The demonic sects were powerful, but hadn't Quan Chanyu been in charge of them before? Their attack now caught even me by surprise.
But this was no time to dwell on that. I immediately said, "Chairman, I think we should first gather the remaining Daoist disciples and hide the pills. The demonic sects are probably after those. Killing us wouldn't benefit them much; they'd only lose men in the fighting. Most of our people are still gathered in the city."
"Yes, you're right. The pills are our highest priority. The demonic sects are after the enlightenment Dao Pills! They don't want our Daoist sects to grow stronger. And if they wipe out us old fellows, they'll have nothing to worry about for years!" Zou Zhiwen said, clearing up the situation. He then ordered the various Daoist sects to assemble their disciples, organize their resistance, and withdraw.
Once we were in private, with only the council members present, I brought up the Clear Void Sect again. "The Purple Emperor Sect alone wouldn't have the nerve to do this. I think some people in the Clear Void Sect were unhappy that Elder Wang was removed as council chairman, so they joined forces with their old allies to strike back. As long as they recover the enlightenment Dao Pills, everything else will be negotiable. Even reorganizing the Daoist sects wouldn't seem particularly difficult. The Clear Void Sect hasn't lost that