At those words, both Ye Han's and Han Yuwan's expressions changed. They had never expected a war between the sects to break out while they were away.
Seeing their startled expressions, Mo Lan added, "At first, our Azure Profound Sect didn't know those two sects had already colluded, so our cultivator disciples suffered quite a setback. Many disciples were injured. More importantly, according to our intelligence, they had secretly joined forces long ago."
At this point, hesitation entered Mo Lan's eyes as she continued, "But further intelligence suggests that the Thousand Mountains School and the Green Mountain Sect joined forces because a super sect outside Heavenly Billows was egging them on from behind the scenes. That was why they went to war with us."
"But neither Senior Brother Wang nor I knows exactly which sect is stirring up trouble behind the scenes."
Ye Han understood what they meant. Though both were Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, they were not among the innermost core disciples. It was perfectly normal for them not to know these details.
It was also possible that the Azure Profound Sect had yet to uncover any conclusive intelligence about the truth. In that case, it was only natural that the younger disciples themselves knew nothing.
Still, neither he nor Han Yuwan had expected a sect war to suddenly erupt while they were trapped in the Heavenly Secret Hall.
Beside him, Han Yuwan said grimly, "The Thousand Mountains School and the Green Mountain Sect are wallowing in the same mire, working together against our Azure Profound Sect. And now the Black Water Sect is hunting you down too. It seems our sect is having a rough time! What exactly is going on?"
Ye Han's expression darkened as he listened. The four great sects had roughly equal overall strength to