The merchants outside Tang Family Fort all knew that something was amiss in the Jianghu, let alone those within the Tang Sect itself.
Inside the Tang Sect's Council Hall, family head Tang Jue sat in the center with a gloomy expression. Below him sat eight Yang Spirit Realm martial artists. Naturally, most of them were quite elderly, with only two or three in their prime.
Had the Tang Sect not encountered such a grave crisis this time, no one would have known that it possessed such reserves, capable of producing eight Yang Spirit Realm experts at once.
On second thought, though, it was only natural. The Tang Sect was the undisputed overlord of Central Sichuan Circuit, and even beyond it, the Tang Sect's prestige was far from weak. Over the years, whether high-level martial artists or low-ranking disciples, very few of the Tang Sect's members had been killed or wounded when dealing with outsiders.
Moreover, the Tang Sect was wealthy—truly immensely wealthy.
The Tang Sect's hidden weapons were one of a kind in the Jianghu, with demand forever outstripping supply. Thus, over the years, the Tang Sect had accumulated an extraordinarily deep foundation. Otherwise, it could never have forged a supreme hidden weapon of the God-Slaying Flying Dagger's caliber.
Although the divine weapon materials used in the God-Slaying Flying Dagger were the key, every component in those mechanical cases was precious beyond measure as well.
With such vast reserves, Tang Sect disciples had never needed to worry about cultivation resources. The fact that the Tang Sect could produce so many Yang Spirit Realm martial artists now had much to do with this.
Looking at Tang Jue seated in the place of honor, an aged Yang Spirit Realm martial artist of the Tang Sect, his hair streaked with white and looking