Hundred Birds Star Domain.
Sky-Splitting Sword Sect.
In the Golden Sword Hall, two middle-aged men stood by the window, gazing into the distance.
They were the Sword Sect's Great Elder and Second Elder. Like Yu Qingjue, they were both peak Jie Realm warriors.
However, at their current level, their potential was already exhausted, and there was no possibility of further advancement. That was why Yu Qingjue had taken control of the Sky-Splitting Sword.
After all, her talent was even more extraordinary. If she encountered an opportunity in the future, or gained some insight from the Sky-Splitting Sword, she had a chance of becoming a Great Dao Lord and restoring the Sword Sect to its former glory.
At that moment, however, the Golden Sword Hall was cloaked in gloom. Even these two powerful figures standing at the pinnacle of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect seemed to have troubles weighing on their minds.
"According to the battle reports Junior Brother Huo sent from the front lines, the situation is extremely grim. That dark creature is far too powerful. Even though the sect has established several defensive lines, it's still difficult to hold it back. By now, it has already occupied a tenth of our territory."
"Those areas are now being corrupted. If we can't reclaim them in time, we'll lose them forever as time goes on."
"The Sect Master isn't here, so we must come up with a good plan to hold that dark creature back for now. Even if we can't stop its invasion, we must at least minimize our losses before the Sect Master returns."
The Sky-Splitting Sword Sect had already been in decline, and now things had gone from bad to worse. A powerful dark creature had emerged from the borderlands and was wreaking havoc in the surrounding areas.
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