468 Sacrifice for the Greater Good (1/2)
When all the ancient martial art practitioners of the series of three big mountain ranges had caught wind of it, they directed their gazes one by one over to Dafang Sect. They all had odd expressions and there was already a group of people who had started to engage in their own discussion.
After all, the fact that the old man in white robe had done such a thing meant that he had something against Dafang Sect. In order to get back at Dafang Sect, he had even been willing to let them off the hook. Just what kind of ruthless things had Dafang Sect done to warrant such behaviors from this group?
Although no one had stood to leave immediately, there were already a group of people who were subtly shifting their bodies further from the people of Dafang Sect, pulling the distance between them.
There were many people from smaller sects that were compelled to escape from the current location entirely, as to rid themselves of their relations to Dafang Sect. After all, nobody was willing to establish themselves as the enemies of such a scary group of people. The moment they crossed swords, they would immediately lose and die. If they simply left, they would have escaped and it was undoubtedly a good thing.
However, none of the four major influences had made their stand clear as of yet. Although some of the smaller sects wanted to leave really badly, they did not dare to make it too obvious as well.
When Wang Yinru heard that, her expression changed and she asked coldly, ”Are you trying to sow discord? Do you want to separate us all before you attack us individually? Do you really think that we would be so foolish?”
Many of the ancient martial art practitioners from the series of three big mountain ranges actually agreed with the statement. That was because, at that point, that group of people had the highest chance of wanting to sow discord. Hence, their words may not have been the truth. If there was no such worry, perhaps a large number of people would have already chosen to leave.
”Old thing, there is no use in talking too much. There is an unspoken rule in the series of three big mountain ranges. Whenever we are in the face of an external intruder, we all have to stand united to fight against the outsider. Do you think that your mere words would be able to sow discord and split us all apart?” Granny Hong Yan smiled coldly and asked. She had lived for over a hundred years. Naturally, her beliefs would not be shaken simply with the words of the other party. This group of people was vicious and ambitious. They were capable of anything in order to achieve their goal. If they did as they wanted not only would they be endangering themselves, it was also very likely that the group would not keep to their promise. The people would not be let off so easily.
”Everything that I say has always been honest. You had better not be looking for death, the few of you. You should all know that if there are any tensions or warnings of mutual discussion, it is not a difficult thing for us to kill off every single one of you. We are just being kind now that we are even talking some terms through with you. Please do not take it for granted,” the old man in the white robe said coldly. The aura exuding from his body was becoming stronger and stronger.
The people from the four influences all shared glances and they all looked a little hesitant. That old man in the white robe was not wrong. Currently, they did not have any capabilities of going against the abilities of those people. If they forcefully went against them, there would definitely be lots of bloodshed.
However, now, they were also afraid of believing in them too easily. Pinning their hopes on the other party being kind was clearly very foolish. At the moment, they would be able to seek temporary refuge if they ran away. However, there was no guarantee if this group of people would still come looking for them after that.
Moreover, this group of people had purposely set themselves against Dafang Sect. This meant that their motives were not as simple as they appeared to be. Perhaps they had some other motives that could not be revealed.
The people at the scene were all the leaders of the major influences. Naturally, their motives were not pure. Their first thought would be, if there were really some precious treasures that belonged to Dafang Sect, it would explain why the group of people coveted it. For these treasures, they did not even mind giving up their heritage treasures.
Granny Hong Yan, Hu Tianfeng and the others were all very clear after the interaction with Dafang Sect for a few days; Dafang Sect was definitely not lacking in the good stuff. The Cyan Spiritual Pills that Wang Yinru had taken out to mediate the situation the previous day, especially, was essentially a panacea, and it was difficult to even tag a price to it. In fact, it would be difficult for even the Medicine Manor to gift such a panacea.
The fact that that group of people had their eyes solely on Dafang Sect was very likely related to the treasures that Dafang Sect owned.
”My fellow people, if you guys are willing to listen to these vicious people sowing discord, you may take your leave; our Dafang Sect does not require such allies. Also, our ancestors have set the rule regarding the series of three big mountain ranges. When met with an external enemy, we have to share the same spirit and pit ourselves against the common enemy.
”Regarding this issue, for the interest of the series of three big mountain ranges, our Dafang Sect had contributed a great deal, such that we have even offered our sect's treasure; if you guys choose to leave, it would mean the breaking of our collaboration of a thousand years. In the future, if any of you encounter similar situations, do not blame us if we simply watch from the sidelines by then.
”Today, the people who have left to protect themselves will lose all benefits from our thousand years allied state. Whether or not it is worth it, I beseech all of you to make a choice for yourselves,” Wang Yinru said calmly. She was not forceful in trying to get the people to stay. She simply stated the rules of the series of three big mountain ranges once again.
The surrounding ancient martial art practitioners all fell silent one after the other. Even some of the people who were ready to cause trouble had also calmed down significantly. Through the years, it had not been the first time that the series of three big mountain ranges encountered a similar incident. The whole reason that they had been able to live till this day was because of the agreement since a thousand years ago. Each time they were faced with the danger of being entirely killed off, they would gather as one and face their common enemy as a united body.
In the course of history, the series of three big mountain ranges had been faced with great threats a couple of times. However, in the end, they had been united which finally allowed them to tide through the tough times.
Because of this, for hundreds of years, there were not many changes to the ancient martial art sects in the series of three big mountain ranges, and they were able to pass down their teachings till this day.
Just as Wang Yinru had said, if they detached themselves from Dafang Sect simply for self-protection, it would be equivalent to breaking the agreement of a thousand years; the moment such a thing happen, it would be difficult to predict what their fate would be like in the future.