Chapter 621 - 721: Not Yet Over
That event was incredibly tragic, and although it ended in victory, it was still a devastating defeat. At that time, the righteous factions had six major sects, while the demonic factions had four sects. It was the peak period for cultivators.
But suddenly, the world changed. Out of nowhere, a group of humans with various features of demon beasts emerged and began a ruthless massacre against both the righteous and demonic factions.
The cultivators of the entire world were caught off guard until the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, one of the demonic sects, was annihilated overnight, finally drawing the attention of all cultivators worldwide.
By then, it was already too late. These monsters had surrounded all sects across the world, and each sect began engaging in battles to eliminate them.
The battle lasted a full three years.
After three years, the six righteous sects were reduced to four, the current major sects, while the other two were destroyed during the battle.
After clearing their surrounding areas, the four major sects urgently contacted the smaller sects, even reaching out to the demonic sects.
Following their communications, the four major sects realized they were the only ones remaining among the original six major sects, while some of the smaller sects and loose cultivators had been left undisturbed, and some had been wiped out long ago.
Of the four demonic sects, aside from the one that was annihilated, the remaining three suffered heavy casualties.
Eventually, both the righteous and demonic factions decided to set aside their differences and focus on resisting this organization's invasion.
The three heavily damaged demonic sects formed a new faction, which is now known as the Demon Sect.
The four righteous major sects, along with smaller sects and loose cultivators, combined forces with the Demon Sect and smaller demonic factions and loose cultivators, forming an alliance at Tianyuan Peak of the Tianyuan Sect, a sect that had been annihilated, making the peak a temporary stronghold for both factions.
Subsequently, the righteous and demonic factions embarked on a fifteen-year cooperation.
At that time, there was no distinction between righteous and demonic factions; they were collectively known as the Avengers Alliance, whose main members included Taichu Master, the Sect Leader of the Demon Sect, and the Sect Leader of the Good Sect.
The three of them were also referred to as the three great leaders of the Avengers Alliance.
Of course, there were several other leaders within the Avengers Alliance, but the three of them were the greatest leaders, for they were the strongest individuals and the primary force to counter the high-level organizers.
In the end, the three leaders, along with the other leaders, wiped out all members of the organization, restoring peace and prosperity to the cultivator realm.
Before the eruption of the organization, the total number of cultivators exceeded five hundred thousand, reflecting the prosperity of the cultivation realm at that time. After those fifteen years, the total decreased to less than forty thousand, showing how brutal the resistance against the organization was, and one of the three great leaders even died.
After five hundred years, the cultivator realm finally began to regain prosperity, but to everyone's surprise, the organization emerged again.
"Senior Brother Sect Leader, are you... are you joking? Are the people from that organization really out again?"
"Impossible, right? Didn't we eliminate all those evil people back then?"
"Yeah, wasn't the last one slain by Junior Brother Tian Chu?"
The leaders exploded in disbelief upon hearing this, fully aware of the organization's fearsome aspects.
Back in the day, the flourishing cultivation realm was devastated by just one organization, reducing five hundred thousand cultivators to less than forty thousand. If it were any worse, the entire realm might have collapsed.
Now, just as the cultivator realm shows signs of prosperity and growth, that organization's shadows reemerge, causing everyone to truly panic.
Back then, five hundred thousand cultivators could easily crush today's realm of around two hundred thousand. Even twenty thousand from back then could have overpowered today's two hundred thousand cultivators.
They were truly powerful then.
This is also why there's a gap amongst the sects today.
Take the Taichu Sect, for example, where the nine head leaders' power is generally at the ten aspects realm.
The elders' power generally ranges from Qian Yuan to Bai Hui, and there are not many elders, fewer than a hundred.
Next are the disciples; aside from Ye Tianfan and Senior Brother Yun Tian, only two others have reached the Qian Yuan realm, while the rest are all in the Wanxuan realm.
And it's not just the Taichu Sect; almost all sects are like this, except for those extraordinarily talented geniuses who have managed to reach Qian Yuan over this time, while most disciples are generally in Wanxuan.
It's not that these disciples have been cultivating for five hundred years without advancing to Qian Yuan, but rather the current generation, Ye Tianfan's generation, who have gradually been recruited over the last two hundred years. Previously, to restore sect prosperity, they were busy replanting herbs, mining, hunting demon beasts, clearing lands, preventing monster carcasses from rotting or being eaten by beasts.
During such times, there was not much time to take on disciples, mainly choosing those with potential and interest in cultivation who happened by during travels.
Many elders in the Taichu Sect were recruited back then.
"I don't want that organization to resurface either, but Nephew Tianfan encountered some troublesome matters, which he shared with Junior Brother Tian Chu, who informed me. The troublesome situations faced by Nephew Tianfan are almost identical to those of the past, with some minor differences. Additionally, there are many survivors not far from here. I've already sent some elders and disciples ahead to assist, and we need to discuss how to handle this organization. If the situations shared by those elders reflect the real circumstances, I will notify all sects and collaborate with them to plan the eradication of this organization!" Taichu Master declared resolutely.
In reality, Taichu Master is not as weak as before; his current strength can easily overpower eight hundred of the Taichu Masters from five hundred years ago with no pressure.
Moreover, Taichu Master is now at half-step Taichu realm; if he were to return to five hundred years ago, the war wouldn't have been so brutal.
