Those heading to the Heavenly Demon Sect this time included not only the four great sects, but also several smaller sects that had suffered persecution at its hands.
Since they had agreed to travel together, they ultimately chose the Azure Tide Sect as their gathering point.
As a result, during the dozen or so days before their departure, quite a few disciples from other sects arrived at the Azure Tide Sect.
Aside from the Azure Tide Sect's own disciples, the Jade Sword Sect's were the most numerous.
Next came the disciples of the Medicine Gate and the Heavenly Music Pavilion.
The accompanying disciples had to be at least at the Golden Core Stage, so there were not many of them.
The Azure Tide Sect and the Jade Sword Sect each planned to send fifty disciples at the Golden Core Stage or above. The Heavenly Music Pavilion sent forty, while the Medicine Gate brought only thirty. It was not that they were reluctant to send their disciples, but that disciples at the Golden Core Stage who also possessed practical combat skills were simply too rare. Even bringing thirty was no easy feat for them.
Among their party was someone Su Jiu knew: Tang Wuchen.
Tang Wuchen seemed to have known long ago that Su Jiu would take part in this operation against the Heavenly Demon Sect, and he was not surprised to see her.
With a faint smile on his face, he greeted her with exceptional politeness. "Senior Su."
Su Jiu paused. She saw distance in Tang Wuchen's eyes-the sort of distance that sought to avoid her at all costs.
Although the two were not particularly close, their few encounters had been fairly pleasant.
With a quick turn of her thoughts, Su Jiu understood the reason.
Jiang Qi had died under