Thousand Leaf City's two great lineages both had, to one extent or another, the backing of major sects.
For example, the Zhao Lineage's backing was Hunyuan Sect, one of the Four Great Sects of Dragon River Prefecture.
The Zhang Lineage's backing, meanwhile, was Sword Lake.
But now that Sword Lake had been destroyed, the Zhang Lineage had naturally lost its backer. The Zhao Lineage thus wanted to rise with the tide and viciously suppress the Zhang Lineage's arrogance.
Especially over the past six months, the Zhao Lineage had grown increasingly insatiable, wantonly plundering the Zhang Lineage's territory. With Hunyuan Sect behind them, they had no fear of the Zhang Lineage.
On the platform, the blue-robed sword cultivator sent his opponent flying with a single sword strike. The man landed below the Martial Arts Arena, vomiting blood.
On either side of the Martial Arts Arena sat the experts of the Zhang and Zhao Lineages.
The Zhang Lineage's side was mainly led by Zhang Zhengqing and the younger generation.
The Zhao Lineage's side, meanwhile, was led by Zhao Zhou and the younger generation.
As for the experts of the two great lineages and Hunyuan Sect, they merely watched from the sidelines, drinking wine and smiling as they observed the juniors spar.
They naturally could not make a move. Once the experts of either lineage fought, it would become a vicious battle—perhaps even erupting into a full-scale clash between the two great lineages within Thousand Leaf City.
So, many times, only the juniors could fight.
For example, right now. Although the experts of the Zhang and Zhao Lineages sat above, chatting and laughing, Zhang Tianye and the other Zhang Lineage experts were displeased to see their juniors defeated so miserably. The Zhao Lineage's experts, by contrast, were laughing their heads off.
"Hahahaha, Zhang