After hearing Xue Fuyao out, Gu Nian's eyes lit up. "That really is a good idea. I just don't know whether Master will agree. After all, there's never been a competition format like this before."
"Just ask Martial Uncle and you'll know. Senior Sister, you've worked so hard already. If this still doesn't work, you might as well go on strike," Xue Fuyao said with a smile.
"You're right. I'll go right now." Gu Nian rose to leave as she spoke. Seeing this, Chu Yunzhe prepared to follow her, turning to tell Xue Fuyao, "Fuyao, we'll go report first. Sorry for the trouble, but please sort out the information here."
Xue Fuyao considered this and nodded. Suddenly, her gaze caught a sheet of paper on the table that recorded information about the Azure Cloud Sect and the Luofu Sect. "Wait."
At her words, Gu Nian and Chu Yunzhe both stopped and turned toward her. "Junior Sister, what is it?"
"Do the Azure Cloud Sect and the Luofu Sect have grudges against the Kunlun Sect and Heavenly Sword Manor?" Xue Fuyao asked, picking up the sheet of paper from the table.
Gu Nian nodded. "According to our investigation, yes. The Azure Cloud Sect was actually formed from the merger of several sects. Before that, those sects were all subordinate sects under the Kunlun Sect.
"Later, when Monster Beasts attacked those sects, they appealed to the Kunlun Sect for help. But the Kunlun Sect felt that responding would cost too much, so they refused, leaving those sects almost entirely wiped out.
"After the Monster Beasts retreated, all the survivors from those sects gathered together and formed what is now the Azure Cloud Sect. They rose at an astonishing pace, too. I heard they recruited several genius disciples this year."
"These past few