Chapter 1444 - 1443: Ten Great Sects
Su Yang nodded; this was all within his expectations.
Lü Donglin continued, "At the time, Mahakasyapa was forced to remain in the Great Hero Treasure Hall and couldn’t go outside. When he heard about the situation outside, he became anxious. In desperation, he sent out his seven disciples to stop Jade-Faced Judge’s underlings."
"After many bitter battles, Mahakasyapa’s seven disciples perished four in total. However, in the end, their superior skills managed to force Jade-Faced Judge to agree to another pact with Mahakasyapa. Jade-Faced Judge’s men ceased their indiscriminate killing of innocents, but Mahakasyapa’s side had to make a sacrifice."
Speaking of this, Lü Donglin sighed and said, "And this sacrifice was the worldly suffering that Mahakasyapa had spoken of. He said that wine, meat, and carnal desires were the sources of temptation, the root of worldly suffering. So, Jade-Faced Judge made a wager with Mahakasyapa—his three disciples would have to endure and overcome these worldly sufferings. As long as they could endure, Jade-Faced Judge’s men would no longer harm innocents. Each of the three disciples had to choose one of these forbidden acts—wine, meat, or carnal desires—and thus the situation has become as we see it now!"
Hearing Lü Donglin’s explanation, Su Yang finally understood what had transpired, and he couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration and pity in his heart.
He wasn’t sure whether to lament that these three monks had sacrificed too much for the cause, or to condemn Jade-Faced Judge for his wily cunning. These three monks, having ended up in their current state, were truly living a poignant history of hardship.
Since tomorrow he would face the elite martial artists that Medicine Sect was bringing from the Ten Great Sects, Su Yang casually asked Lü Donglin about the situation regarding these sects.
Lü Donglin was very forthcoming about the details; he held nothing back. Listening to his detailed explanation, Su Yang finally gained a clearer understanding of the Ten Great Sects.
These Ten Great Sects are: Martial God Altar, Hidden Sword Pavilion, Soaring Cloud Hall, Thousand Snow Palace, Innate Sect, Jade Maiden Peak, Great Might Dragon Gate, Heavenly Blade Peak, Horizon’s End, and Medicine Sect.