"Leaving aside whether you can really destroy the Emperor Sword Sect."
"Even if you really could destroy the Emperor Sword Sect, it would cause quite a stir throughout the Burial Sword Land."
"But whether it would draw out the people behind it is another matter."
Another matter?
Hearing Old Beggar's words, Chen Changan furrowed his brow. As he saw it, simply storming the Emperor Sword Sect would save more time.
Besides, he didn't quite understand. Why wouldn't destroying the Emperor Sword Sect necessarily draw the attention of the people behind it?
But if he took part in the Burial Sword Convention and worked his way up step by step, that would get their attention?
What kind of logic was that?
"Hold on."
"From what you're saying, the people behind all this are keeping an eye on the Burial Sword Convention, right?"
"If they're watching the Burial Sword Convention, there's no way they aren't watching the Emperor Sword Sect too, right?"
"So why can't I just replace the Emperor Sword Sect? Why do I have to fight my way up step by step through the Burial Sword Convention?"
"Does that make any sense?" Chen Changan asked with a frown.
"Your actions certainly disrupted their rules and plans, causing the Emperor Sword Sect they'd been raising to collapse before it had matured."
"But they wouldn't come looking for you just because of that."
"Without their rations, they'd think about raising a new supply."
"Or they might simply watch you from the shadows, waiting until you've grown enough to meet their standards before coming to find you."
"But what if... you completely broke the rules they'd laid down?"
"In other words, you destroyed the Burial Sword Convention outright."
"Then they'd have no choice but to stop sitting on their hands."
Destroy the Burial