Mu Bai had tolerated Zuo Lin time and again, but Zuo Lin could never let go of the knot in his heart over the calamity that had befallen his tribe. Mu Bai could only resolutely sever ties with him.
"Alliance Leader, I, Zhong Yue, swear to follow you unto death. Heaven can bear witness to my loyalty. Of the Three Hundred Righteous Warriors, only a hundred remain. We hope to campaign alongside you."
Zhong Yue knew something of the relationship between Mu Bai and Zuo Lin, so how could he fail to hear what Mu Bai meant? He intended to sever all ties with Zuo Lin, and with the Righteous Alliance of those years.
"We swear to follow the Alliance Leader unto death!"
The hundred-odd righteous warriors from those days knelt and cried out. They were all men with a sense of loyalty and righteousness. Back on the battlefield of the war between the Human and Beast Races, they had sacrificed themselves to cover their compatriots' retreat. How could their dispositions have been ordinary? At the same time, they were ordinary people too. After leaving their original sects and tribes, they had become bandits and villains, seizing other people's sects to establish themselves.
Mu Bai could understand these things. After all, everyone had shining points in their humanity, but no one was perfect. It was undeniable that their formation of the Righteous Alliance back then had been influenced by their circumstances, as well as the soaring spirit of youth.
"Let the Righteous Alliance disband too. Together, you are the Ice Forest Sect; apart, you are yourselves."
With matters stated so plainly, neither Zuo Lin nor Zhong Yue could say anything more. The fighting in the Venerable Domain was urgent, so they could only hurriedly lead the Ice Forest Sect's hundreds