Major sects had the restrictions of major sects, so as long as those smaller sects did not openly provoke them, they naturally could not simply slaughter them on a large scale.
Likewise, so long as the smaller sects had not lost their minds, they would not provoke such major sects.
The other side refrained from acting against you only because you had not yet touched their bottom line. Once you crossed the bottom line of those major sects, the swords in their hands would tell you what a gap in strength truly meant.
"By the way, why did the Yi Sword Sect send you here this time? Given your status within the Yi Sword Sect, such a minor matter shouldn't have required you to step forward," Su Xin asked curiously.
The Yi Sword Sect was not like the Xiao Family, whose family head had to mediate all sorts of affairs, meaning young disciples of great families had to begin gaining experience early on.
The Yi Sword Sect's structure resembled Sword God Mountain's; both followed an elite path. They had disciples specifically assigned to handle such mundane affairs, while direct disciples only needed to focus on cultivation.
Having someone of Xie Zhiyan's status deal with such matters was simply a waste of time. She would be better off spending that time cultivating.
Thus, the leaders of major sects that followed the elite path would keep their direct disciples away from all this messy business, allowing them to cultivate in peace. Only strength could crush everything.
Xie Zhiyan explained, "It can't be helped. This is the Yi Sword Sect's rule. Ever since three of the previous generation's Four Sword Masters fell, along with even more disciples from the middle and lower ranks, the Yi Sword Sect decided that from then on, all