Tiandu Commandery, Heavenly Blade Sect, First Peak.
Several blade towers stood scattered across the mountain peak.
These blade towers were places where the Heavenly Blade Sect tempered the blade intent of its disciples.
Most blade towers had three floors, while a few had four.
Only the core blade tower at the very top had five floors.
Mo Dao True Person stood before the blade tower at this moment, accompanied by several True Persons from the Heavenly Blade Sect.
All of them wore somewhat gloomy expressions.
They seemed deeply worried about the Heavenly Blade Sect's future.
"As for those families that have turned traitor, I say we should strike them down with thunder the instant we find them and show no mercy! Taiyi Sect has held out for so long without even a Nascent Soul cultivator—there's no reason our Heavenly Blade Sect can't do the same!" An old man with a fierce face spoke indignantly.
Yet no one responded.
In the eyes of many True Persons, Taiyi Sect's Purple Extremity True Lord had suffered a severe loss of lifespan, and outsiders did not know when he would pass away.
But outsiders knew perfectly well when Heavenly Blade True Lord's allotted lifespan would end.
Such a deadline could not be concealed even if they tried.
If they truly slaughtered people with thunder at the slightest hint of trouble now, rumors would instead spread that Heavenly Blade True Lord had already passed away.
At that time, Heavenly Blade True Lord could hardly show himself frequently to intimidate petty villains. It would be better to let the wolf into the house, then wipe it out in one stroke!
That was also why life-extending spirit medicines on the market had become even rarer. Someone clearly did not want Heavenly Blade True Lord to extend his