Chapter 623 - 723: Three Factions Face Off
Tianzhu Zhenren nodded and then asked, "Is the Sect Leader going alone? Or will there be people to hold the line?"
The so-called "holding the line" means that several first seats would accompany Taichu Zhenren.
"No need. This isn't a negotiation, but cooperation, so there's no need for people to hold the line. Besides, not all sect leaders are going, only most of them!"
Upon hearing this, the first seats all nodded. They understood what Taichu Zhenren meant. The "most" referred to sects that weren't too small and had quite a few disciples. Such sects would naturally have some strength, so they would go, while the smaller sects, which had no say, were not qualified to go. Once the outcome was decided, they would just follow orders.
"After I leave, prepare yourselves. We will gather all our forces at any moment and attack their stronghold," Taichu Zhenren said.
The first seats also nodded, indicating they would select the disciples to go as soon as they returned!
None of the first seats asked where their stronghold was. They're not foolish; if they are to attack their stronghold, they must know its location. The time before the attack would undoubtedly be spent locating the organization's stronghold, so they wouldn't be anxious and would wait patiently.
Taichu Zhenren nodded and said, "Alright, you should go back and prepare. When it's time to depart, I'll inform you. Your sects should bring elite disciples because if their strength is too weak, they won't be of any real use and will only lose their lives in vain!"
The first seats promptly agreed. They knew this wasn't the time to bring cannon fodder, nor would they treat their disciples as such.
Tian Chu Zhenren truly felt complicated because confronting that organization even slightly incorrectly could lead to death. Tian Chu Zhenren didn't want Ye Tianfan involved because the mortality rate was extremely high.
Five hundred years ago, of five hundred thousand, fewer than forty thousand survived. What does that mean? Over ninety percent mortality rate.
And Ye Tianfan was considered by Tian Chu Zhenren as... no, the entire Taichu Sect's most remarkable genius since its inception.
To be precise, a genius unheard of in the whole cultivation world. Ye Tianfan is the future of the Taichu Sect, so Tian Chu Zhenren did not want Ye Tianfan to risk it.
In fact, Taichu Zhenren also didn't want Ye Tianfan to risk it, but who was it that got involved in this situation? Ye Tianfan was the first discoverer; if he didn't participate in the battle, it would leave a bad impression and affect the morale of all the participating cultivators!
As for Ye Tianfan at this moment.
"What did you say?" Master Li Wan said incredulously.
At this moment, Master Li Wan was truly shocked, not faking it. Although she didn't personally experience that major event back then, she was born during its later stages. By the time she had achieved some success, the event was nearing its end. She fought against the remnants of that organization, but by then, the organization had already fallen apart, and what remained were insignificant small fries, which served as practice for her generation, hence allowing her to combat them.
But Master Li Wan clearly knew how brutal the major event was for the entire cultivation world. Although she didn't directly take part in the middle and late stages, she participated in treating the wounded.
Those cultivators with broken arms and legs were considered lightly injured. The heavily injured ones, for the most part, were crippled for life and would soon die.
And when Master Li Wan was taking care of the wounded, she specifically asked one injured person about things she was unaware of during that major event, and in the end, she was so frightened by the person's account that she burst into tears and that injured person had to comfort her a great deal.
That injured person was none other than Tian Chu Zhenren back then.
"No way."
When Ye Tianfan asked Master Li Wan to lift the prohibition again, he was once again refused by her. It was precisely because she knew how perilous it was back then that she didn't want Ye Tianfan to touch that organization prematurely. If it did involve everyone, then they'd consider Ye Tianfan as a seed disciple to be kept within the sect.
What's a seed disciple? Because the event happened too suddenly back then, most sects went all out without leaving anyone to keep the sects going, resulting in a lack of succession in many sects today.
So thereafter, the Taichu Sect, although not known by other sects, developed a seed plan to select the most gifted and capable disciple from each peak, who would be kept back and not participate in events that involved the entire world and required the whole sect to mobilize. This disciple wouldn't just be protected like a sapling but rather bear the enormous task of carrying on the responsibilities of the older generation.
So these seed disciples have a responsibility even heavier than those going to battle.
And Ye Tianfan was seen by Tian Chu Zhenren as the seed disciple of Taifeng Peak. Normally, minor incidents don't matter much and can be seen as training, just like in the past, that small organization releasing evil Qi in Copper Gong Town could completely be a trial for Ye Tianfan, especially since Zhi Chu Zhenren and others were there to protect him.
Tian Chu Zhenren could place restrictions on Ye Tianfan with a single finger. Did you really think Zhi Chu Zhenren and the others were that weak? It was all to train those alternate seed disciples, although last time, those alternate disciples from other peaks were disappointing, so several first seats removed them from the seed list.
After refusing Ye Tianfan once more, Master Li Wan left. Once outside the door, she headed straight for the Taichu Hall. She also wanted to help because this matter was too significant, and she couldn't stay uninvolved.
The entire cultivation world was already beginning to stir. After receiving notification from Taichu Zhenren, the righteous path was first shocked and then started preparing. After all, if they mishandled things, it might end up like five hundred years ago, with heavy casualties.
Meanwhile, upon receiving the news, the Demon Sect called all demonic cultivators back to prepare.
Even that organization knew they were exposed and accelerated their experimentation pace.
The whole cultivation world seemed to be descending into chaos.
