Myriad Demon Ridge could see the enormous threat Lu Ye posed to their side and wanted to eliminate him to avert future trouble. How could Vast Sky Alliance fail to see it as well?
To Myriad Demon Ridge, Gate-Destroying Leaf was a harbinger of disaster, the source of chaos. But to Vast Sky Alliance, Lu Ye was a rising star among the younger generation, a future pillar in the fight against Myriad Demon Ridge.
Different positions naturally led to different attitudes toward people and matters.
If Myriad Demon Ridge wanted to kill him, Vast Sky Alliance would protect him. Since ancient times, the confrontation between the two camps had always been like this. Neither side would readily grant the other its wish.
It was not only Northern Profound Sword Sect that had sent people. Many sects in the Core Region had dispatched cultivators, but Vast Sky Alliance did not know from which direction Lu Ye would arrive, so they had scattered about to search and wait.
Lu Ye had come from this direction and encountered Northern Profound Sword Sect. Had he come from another direction, he might have met Righteous Qi Sect, Azure Jade Sect, or Azure Cloud Palace.
Northern Profound Sword Sect was exceedingly strict in accepting disciples. Among all the First Rank Sects in the Nine Provinces, it had the fewest members. Within the Core Region, there were only a few dozen cultivators from the Main Sect stationed at Northern Profound Sword Sect's camp. Yet more than ten had been dispatched this time, showing just how highly they regarded Lu Ye. Li Baxian must have played a part in it.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you cannot go to Myriad Poison Forest. Myriad Demon Ridge has laid down layer upon layer of measures there, waiting only for you to walk