Ever since the Clear Sky Sect had sealed itself off from the world, contact between the Four Single-Attribute Clans had grown increasingly frequent. The Four Clans even held regular gatherings to discuss their future development.
Yet these gatherings had come about because the Four Clans had lost the Clear Sky Sect as their backer and were all struggling. It was more a case of fellow sufferers sympathizing with one another than their relationships actually being that close.
If the Four Single-Attribute Clans truly had such good relationships, why had they not simply merged into one large sect after the Clear Sky Sect sealed itself off?
Scattered apart, were the four not easier to defeat one by one?
The deeper reasons probably dated back to the Clear Sky Sect's heyday.
The Four Clans had enjoyed varying degrees of closeness with the Clear Sky Sect. The Strength Clan had been the closest, and Tai Tan had even become the blacksmithing teacher of Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect's greatest prodigy at the time.
The Breaking Clan had been the most distant. They had only been forced to join the Clear Sky Sect after losing to Tang Chen, so their disciples naturally resented it, and the Clear Sky Sect had never treated them as its own.
With the Four Clans spending so many years together, how could there have been no friction? The Strength Clan had held the highest standing among the Affiliate Sects and must have used its position to suppress the other three clans.
Yang Wudi said earnestly, "Rest assured, Mr. Qin. Since we have decided to join the Golden Saber Shop, we will naturally stand on your side. If the Strength Clan becomes our enemy, then there will be no need for it to exist."
"I, Yang Wudi, hereby swear