Chapter 86 - Killing With A Thought (1/2)
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--Soaring Cloud Sect, Council Auditorium.
”The Solitary Sword Sect is quite persistent in its desire to take us as a subordinate force.” An elderly man spoke, his voice filled with untold worries. To his left, a middle-aged man with a heroic disposition with an aura of a concealed sword edge. To his right, an elderly woman with eyes as sharp as knives and hair as white as snow.
A middle-aged man with light blue hair stood before them as they sat up above on their pedestal. His attire was extraordinary and his aura contained a lofty air. On his back was a single broadsword fastened by an archaic belt with no scabbard. This middle-aged man was the representative for the Solitary Sword Sect. His qi cultivation was profound as he radiated an aura at the late-Origin Core Realm.
”Of course. I suggest you make your decision by today.” The representative, Zhao Huoli, said forcefully. The two Grand Elders and Sect Leader of the Soaring Cloud Sect couldn't help but frown.
Due to the Yan Clan situation, the Soaring Cloud Sect lost their strongest ally - The Water Veil Sect. Not to mention, their former ally had risen to the status of a grand-tier force and killed their way into the Soaring Cloud Sect with vicious violence. They lost a good portion of their forces in the resistance and a Grand Elder level character.
They were truly in the hole of misfortune, one they dug themselves into.
The Solitary Sword Sect had helped them weather the storm by interfering with the Water Veil Sect's invasion, thereby allowing the Soaring Cloud Sect a temporary reprieve. However, the Solitary Sword Sect was not one to act out of good intentions and asked for a price - their loyalty. To officially become the subordinate of the Solitary Sword Sect would cause the Soaring Cloud Sect to lose their ability to develop outside of being an exceptional faction.
It was essentially the merging of powers, the weaker one will obviously crumble apart at its foundation as the larger one consumed it to strengthen itself. Their top talents, their legacies, their unique resources, their entire territory and more will be given up to reinforce the Solitary Sword Sect's position within the country.
The three upper-echelon members did not wish for this to happen. Unfortunately, they were given an ultimatum: To kneel in subservience or be left to await the Water Veil Sect's revenge. To any large force, these two choices felt like choosing between a thick red rope and a thick blue rope to tie around your neck.
”I'll be awaiting your decision.” Zhao Huoli said before departing without dismissal. To him, these individuals were pathetic and useless. Due to a boy from an irrelevant clan and their overconfidence, they were left in a position where they essentially had no way out. They could choose to slowly tatter off by being assimilated by the Solitary Sword Sect or die under the Water Veil Sect's attacks.
After several minutes of silence, the Sect Leader spoke, ”Our choices are limited. I believe...we have no choice.” His words were spoken with a strong sense of weakness and defeat. He couldn't help but regret his inaction in the previous events. What should've been a small issue blew up to become the nail in their coffin.
The others around couldn't help but deeply sigh in helplessness. It seems the heavens truly did not want the Soaring Cloud Sect to exist under its brilliance any longer.
BANG!!
A young woman, about twenty years of age with average looks, barged into the Council Auditorium causing the doors to explode open. She was drenched in sweat, her breathing labored, and her eyes red with terror. Following behind her, Zhao Huoli had a solemn expression. The sudden intrusion caused the three upper-ranked members to rise from their seats and stare inquisitively.
”What is the meaning of this?” The Clan Leader inquired, his gaze growing a little irritated at the low-ranking member with the cultivation of the initial-Essence Formation Realm barging in unannounced. The other two Grand Elders maintained their silence, carefully awaiting for this situation to be explained.
”T-the...th-the!” The young woman tried to speak, but it was as if her lungs were caught in her throat.
Zhao Huoli decided to step forward, ”Every last one of your members has lost consciousness.” His words were solemn but had a strange calm to it. As a sword cultivator with his cultivation, he faced many life or death situations in his lifetime. His calm was embedded deep into his bones. In fact, it would an oddity if anything other than a heaven eclipsing palm were to shake his calm.
”What?! What are you talking about?” The Clan Leader questioned, obviously disbelieving of his words. He spread his qi-sense outwards and felt the qi signatures of everyone it swept to be docile as if in a state of unconsciousness. The Grand Elders took the same course of action, discovering the same issue, their minds reeling in shock.
”How? What is going on?”