The Listening Tide Sect's Scheme
Almost as soon as the words "sacrifice" and "offerings" appeared, Jing Huan realized that something was wrong.
Upon seeing the slowly stiffening expression on the face of Sect Master He Lun at the head of the table, Jing Huan knew that what these outside cultivators said was probably true.
He once again grumbled in his heart about his sect leader. Even if they didn't want to help, they shouldn't have kept such important information from him. At least they should have informed the disciples who were on the mission!
The palace doors behind him slammed shut. Jing Huan closed his eyes, knowing that escape was no longer an option.
However, not everyone is as clever as Jing Huan, able to see the situation clearly.
Before the palace doors closed, everyone else thought Dong Fuzhu was lying and didn't take it seriously. But after the doors closed, they suddenly panicked.
The leader of the Array Sect Master He Lun, what do you mean by this? These three outside cultivators are ignorant and offended you with their words. You could have just punished them slightly. But now you want to trap us all here?"
"They're not ignorant, they're too knowledgeable. They didn't say anything wrong, they just know too much." He Lun dropped the pretense completely. These people were already trapped in his sect, and the sacrificial ceremony was about to begin. Even if the other two sect leaders knew his plans, he wasn't afraid.
He Lun stepped down from the chair, his smile smug and arrogant, "Oh dear, I really underestimated you outsiders. I thought I was being careful. How did you discover my plan, and how did you overhear the conversation about the ritual?"
"Sect Leader He has the ability to capture people, and we naturally have the means to rescue them. Why ask so many questions?" Lan Fusheng and Bai Kejin shielded Dong Fuzhu behind them. Dong Fuzhu had just exposed everything, which was something the three of them had decided before meeting He Lun.
The purpose was to make He Lun unable to continue his act, and to force Jing Huan and others to break ties with the Listening Tide Sect.
Jing Huan and the others didn't understand, but the three who witnessed the horrific scene in the secret room knew very well. The plots of people like He Lun and Listening Tide Sect were definitely not trivial. If they were leaked, they would certainly silence them.
Although it was somewhat shameless to forcibly involve Jing Huan and the other two sects in this way, they really had no other choice. Besides, these people had broken their promise and ruined their plans.
The matter of the sacrificial ceremony has already been brought into the open; continuing to pretend ignorance would be going too far.
Jing Huan was forced to step forward and negotiate with He Lun: "Sect Leader He, we have no intention of opposing you this time, and we even took the initiative to pay our respects. How about this, our two sects will not interfere in your grudges with these outside cultivators. We beg Sect Leader He to be lenient and let us leave."
It would take time for the demonic birds he brought to release their Demon Beast pouches. Jing Huan carefully gestured to his fellow disciples behind his back while trying to Zhou Xuan He Lun.
But at this moment, He Lun had no intention of talking to them about these useless things, because he never intended to let these people go from the beginning, and it was only a matter of time before he broke ties with them.
"What a pity. If only someone as intelligent as you were a disciple of our Listening Tide Sect!" He Lun sighed. With a wave of his hand, countless cultivators poured out of the hall, each holding a magic Law Artifact, seemingly ready to attack.
Jing Huan immediately panicked. "Sect Leader He, we really didn't need to escalate things to this point!"
"Take them all down!" But the only response he received was He Lun's cold command.
Fortunately, Jing Huan had already given instructions to his fellow disciples. Just as the group of the Listening Tide Sect disciples rushed forward, the main hall was shattered by the demonic birds brought by Jing Huan and his group.
One by one, the contracted Demon Beast of the Beast Soul Sect disciples jumped out of their beast pouches. They were huge and needed a spacious environment to fight, so after the main hall collapsed, everyone immediately jumped to the square outside the main hall.
The disciples of the Array Sect were not idle either. Almost as soon as the two sides officially started fighting, they threw out countless small arrays to protect everyone, including the Demon Beast.
After leaving the main hall, the disciples of both sects attempted to escape towards the Listening Tide Sect. If they could escape, with the power of the demonic bird, they would surely be able to evade capture and return to the Beast Soul Sect for help as soon as possible.
However, when one of the Beast Soul Sect disciples rode a demonic bird and suddenly flew into the sky, only to be struck down by an invisible barrier, they realized that the Listening Tide Sect had already trapped them without their knowledge.
Jing Huan gritted his teeth and said to the person who slowly emerged from the dust, "You never intended for us to leave from the beginning; you simply wanted to trap and kill us!"
He Lun, still indifferent to his accusation, replied, "Of course not. I just want to keep you here as the second batch of sacrifices."
At this moment, those disciples who had previously resented Dong Fuzhu for revealing the truth realized that they had long been Listening Tide Sect.
There were first and second batches of offerings, and it's hard to guarantee there won't be a third or fourth batch. The Listening Tide Sect spent so long collecting the first batch of offerings, so you can imagine how many there were.
Once the number of visiting cultivators is insufficient, the Listening Tide Sect will naturally turn its attention to them.
So from the very beginning, when Listening Tide Sect decided to perform this ritual, they already considered everyone else as a target to be sacrificed.
It's laughable that they actually dared to dream of peaceful coexistence with the other side, abandoning their initial plan to launch a full-scale attack... At this moment, even someone as proud as Jing Huan couldn't help but secretly curse himself for being foolish.
But it was too late for regrets, as the Listening Tide Sect's offensive grew stronger and stronger.
They probably wanted living sacrifices, so they didn't kill Jing Huan and the others, but the heavy blow still caused many of them to faint on the spot.
The disciples of the Array Sect tried to break the barrier, but the barrier was connected to He Lun. To break the barrier, He Lun would have to die first.
Fortunately, they still had the powerful weapon of Demon Beast. The demonic birds flapped their wings, and their sharp cries seemed to pierce the eardrums of every enemy cultivator.
"Sect Master, shall we try that thing now?" an elder suddenly suggested after witnessing the powerful strength of the demon birds.
He Lun seemed quite interested. "That thing can be used now?"
"It's not certain if it will work, but we should still give it a try," the elder continued.
He Lun finally nodded. "Then let's use it. It'll be good for me to see just how powerful that person is!"
Having received his orders, the elder immediately left He Lun's side with a smile on his face.
Almost immediately after the order was given, Listening Tide Sect suddenly let out a sharp whistle!
The whistle, made of some unknown material, miraculously stopped all the Demon Beast in the arena after it was sounded!
This scene, witnessed by He Lun, made him so excited he almost jumped up.
The legend is true, the sacrifice is true!
He was finally about to meet that legendary being!
A note from the author:
I wonder if any of you have guessed what He Lun was trying to get through the sacrifice.
You can all guess! The winner will be announced tomorrow. Those who guess correctly will receive a heart emoji and a compliment from Sparrow~ (Stingy Sparrow)