When the people of Lingxiao Pavilion had just established their sect in the northern region of the God Realm, the people of Divine Sword Sect, Li Family, and Gao Family hadn't paid them any mind. In their eyes, wiping out this newly risen little sect would be effortless. They hadn't expected Lingxiao Pavilion to grow so quickly—so quickly, in fact, that it could stand against all three families.
Lingxiao Pavilion's rate of growth had left these sects deeply unsettled. Since their interests clashed sharply, the three families had decided to join forces and wipe it out in one fell swoop.
They had assumed that with all three families united, and with their battle shields specially tempered to counter defensive arrow techniques, they could easily destroy Lingxiao Pavilion. But in their last clash, they had suffered heavy losses. Although they had killed some of Lingxiao Pavilion's people, those deaths were nothing compared to their own casualties. Only then had they truly begun to take Lingxiao Pavilion seriously.
After careful study, they discovered that Lingxiao Pavilion's disciples were all exceptionally strong, far surpassing them at the same cultivation level. Even when their own cultivation was one or two minor realms higher, they could do nothing to them. Practitioners with this kind of talent could probably be found only among the nine great superpowers.
The three families soon realized that Lingxiao Pavilion's strength came from its cultivation techniques and secret manuals. This time, they had come intending to destroy the sect and seize those manuals. They believed that once they obtained Lingxiao Pavilion's techniques and arrow skills, they would soon become a first-rate sect.
There was a world of difference between a mid-tier sect and a first-rate sect. First-rate sects could claim more resources and held a far more exalted position in the