"Why? They've already gained fame and reaped so many benefits. Why insist on wiping them out to the last? No wonder the other sects all call the Heavenly Dawn Sect the most graceless sect of all.
"They've ruined their reputation with their own actions."
His companion sneered. "Naive! How could it be that simple? The Heavenly Dawn Sect isn't stupid. Unless the benefits were enormous, why would they throw away their own sect's reputation?"
"So what exactly is the reason?"
His companion glanced around, then deliberately lowered his voice to a whisper. "Rumor has it that the Azure Tide Sect possesses a Five Elements Cultivation Method. Practicing it could allow someone to break through from the nascent soul realm to the spirit severing stage."
The man sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Everyone knew that virtually all the cultivation methods in this world had been lost. Where could the Azure Tide Sect have gotten one?
"Then, leaving the Heavenly Dawn Sect aside, haven't the other sects had designs on the Azure Tide Sect's cultivation manual?"
The man laughed. "Of course they have. But most sects know how to conduct themselves. For the sake of saving face, they wouldn't resort to forcible seizure and plunder like the Heavenly Dawn Sect. So the other lineages and sects have taken more roundabout approaches."
"For instance, the Fang Family and the Zhang Family have made a habit of offering warmth and goodwill, while some smaller sects have quietly taken in disciples who left the Azure Tide Sect.
"Unfortunately, they found nothing.
"Later, almost everyone agreed that the Heavenly Dawn Sect had become possessed by its obsession with the cultivation method.
"If such a cultivation method really existed, there would be no reason not to teach it to their own disciples.