Inside Chu Xingchen's room in the Courtyard House.
The sect's second full assembly officially began.
Chu Xingchen, the Sect Leader and its sole master, sat at the head of the square table.
His eldest disciple sat on the left, his second disciple on the right, and his third disciple opposite him.
Chu Xingchen asked in disbelief, "You mean... the Clearwind Sect was dealt with by the Heavenly Derivation Sect?"
"Yes. The moment the Heavenly Derivation Sect's people arrived, they started picking faults with the Clearwind Sect as if settling accounts." Li Xingtian shook his head lightly and sighed.
"The Clearwind Sect's leader even sent someone to ask where you'd gone, Master, and why you were nowhere to be seen at such a critical moment."
"He asked whether the Heavenly Derivation Sect really cared so little about saving face, and even said, couldn't he just forget about the Spirit Stones he was owed...?"
Chu Xingchen promptly fell silent.
According to Li Xingtian, the Heavenly Derivation Sect had moved extremely quickly to settle accounts. In just three days, they had dismantled the Clearwind Sect until only its mountain gate remained.
Every elder involved in the Evil Cultivators' plan had been arrested on the spot, their pipa bones locked and their cultivation completely crippled. Even the Clearwind Sect's Nascent Soul Realm Grand Elder had been taken to Central Province by the Heavenly Derivation Sect for investigation.
This naturally brought the previously arranged supply purchases to a halt as well.
Without materials, and with the Clearwind Sect that had subcontracted the work brought down, most of the workers had dispersed.
Only a small group of workers remained under Ning Kun's leadership, slowly building with what few materials they had.
With things having come to this, Li Xingtian could hardly be blamed.
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