The Dao Alliance had suffered a grievous blow this time. As many as 367 Hall Masters had been killed or wounded, including two of the Dao Alliance's Nine Halls: True King Miaosheng, the Hall Master of Taiyi Hall, and Wu Dao Xuan, the Hall Master of Slaughter Hall.
The deaths of the two Hall Masters had dealt a severe blow to the Dao Alliance's morale.
On top of that, Jiang Ziliu, the Hall Master of Karma Hall, had also died at Xu Ying's hands. True Lord Daoji, the Hall Master of the Hall of Annihilation, had been bewitched by a few words from Xu Ying and left the Dao Alliance. Now, only the Halls of Chaos, Primordial, Limitless, Reincarnation, and Tribulation Fortune remained among the Dao Alliance's Nine Halls.
To make matters worse, Xu Ying had not only fought his way in and out, but had also severed the Black Jade Lingzhi and snatched away the upper half of this Chaos Spiritual Root in full view of everyone. Even when the Dao Alliance Master Yuan Xu had personally intervened, he had still failed to keep Xu Ying there.
Some Dao Alliance disciples had been shaken by this blow and secretly left the Dao Alliance to join other powers. In the past, this would have been a grave crime of betraying the Dao Alliance, and their cultivation and Dao arts would have been reclaimed. However, too many people had defected, and with everyone in a state of panic, no one paid it any heed.
After several months of recuperation, the Dao Alliance gradually regained some vitality.
Saint Venerable Master Guo Shoudao, Lingxi Hall Master, Gu Daosheng, and another Hall Master floated beside the Black Jade Lingzhi, silently gazing at this Chaos Spiritual Root, grief and indignation in their eyes.
--Chaos Hall