Ren heard this and smiled wryly. "So you already knew, Martial Uncle! I've made a fool of myself in front of you all!"
"Hmph..." Jin Ling snorted over her tea. "With the way your Expounding Sect runs things, it would be stranger if no one rebelled! But I never expected the rebellion to be this serious. Our Interception Sect was enormous, yet we had only one traitor! Most of the others were converted against their will. Your Expounding Sect has so few members, but so many have turned against it. How interesting!"
Ren could only endure the jab. "If someone wants to leave the sect, we can't stop them. Besides, this is a chance to clear the rot out of the Expounding Sect."
As he spoke, Ren stepped forward and slowly sat opposite Jin Ling.
Jin Ling met his gaze. "You want to clear out your sect's traitors, so why invite me here? Do you want the Interception Sect to help you eliminate them?"
Ren nodded. "Exactly. I want the Interception Sect to help me eliminate the traitors. Of course, the Expounding Sect can handle its own rebellion. But Buddhism is behind it, and they may make a move this time. So I want to unite the Interception Sect, the Expounding Sect, and the Human Sect. The Three Sects can crush the rebellion together, then settle accounts with Buddhism."
When Ren finished, Jin Ling fell silent over her tea.
Chapter 1855: The Three Sects Join Forces
An alliance between the Expounding Sect, Interception Sect, and Human Sect sounded astonishing, but it also seemed impossible.
There was too much bad blood between the Three Sects, especially with the Investiture of the Gods Calamity so recently ended. And all three joining forces against Buddhism? That gave Buddhism far too much credit.