"After the Heartless Sect fell into chaos, its leaders killed quite a few people to get the situation under control."
"Normally, killing a few people to make an example of them is enough. But that doesn't work in the Heartless Sect."
"Heartless people feel no fear. They care only about profit. Killing a few people wouldn't be enough to deter them. Only by killing a great many and showing those below them how determined the leaders were could they weigh the pros and cons and back down."
Recalling the scene from his youth, Daoist Buyu clicked his tongue in amazement. It was the first time he had seen people killed so cleanly and decisively.
"But the matter wasn't brought under control right away. The Heartless Sect's leadership had its own hierarchy, and the turmoil below soon sparked infighting among them. I heard the sect master was targeted for assassination more than once."
"After the unrest was quelled, the Heartless Sect started settling old scores. They traced the trouble back to me and prepared to execute me. I reckon they were also unhappy with my improved version of proving the Dao through killing one's wife."
"Fortunately, I was at the Spirit Transformation Realm back then, and I had a life-saving magic treasure from my master. I escaped the Heartless Sect by the skin of my teeth."
"What a pity. I'd planned to stay undercover in the Heartless Sect and find out where its headquarters was and what it was hiding. I never expected it to be so impatient—it just had to kill me, even though everything I did was in keeping with its doctrine."
Daoist Buyu shook his head. Given how well he understood the Heartless Dao, the Heartless Sect should have made him its sect master.
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