Inside the Mystic Heaven Sect.
Chu Kuangren was making preparations to deal with the encirclement by several Unknowable Places when he suddenly sensed auras coming from outside the mountain gate.
"Hm? These auras are..."
Chu Kuangren was slightly surprised.
His figure vanished from the spot and appeared before the mountain gate, where he saw the Heavenly Feather Sect Master and the Snowwind Sect Master each arriving with a group of people.
"Sect Leader, we've brought reinforcements."
Chu Kuangren glanced behind them.
There were indeed quite a few people.
However, most were below the Venerable Realm. Never mind the Unknowable Places-any single Daoist Tradition participating in the campaign against the Mystic Heaven Sect could utterly trounce these people.
If a fight really broke out, they would simply be coming to throw their lives away.
Still, complaints aside, Chu Kuangren was grateful to see the two sect masters bringing people to help.
It was easy to add flowers to brocade, but hard to deliver charcoal in the snow.
When the Mystic Heaven Sect had been riding high, countless factions had wanted to cling to its coattails. Chu Kuangren had lost count of how many scenes of gift-giving and flattery he had witnessed.
But when the critical moment came, few could be relied upon.
"Thank you, everyone. Please, come in."
Chu Kuangren led them into the Mystic Heaven Sect.
Along the way, they saw how much quieter the Mystic Heaven Sect had become. After a little thought, they understood what had happened.
But they said nothing more about it.
People had always sought gain and avoided harm, especially when life and death were at stake.
"Please look over here, sect masters. This is the Gravity Trial Ground, where the Mystic Heaven Sect's disciples usually train. And over there is the Scripture Repository..."
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