The moment the formation in the courtyard was broken, Gao Yan, who was far away on Lingyue Peak of the Nine Saints Sect, also sensed it.
"We were a bit careless!"
Gao Yan secretly reflected that if it weren't for Yin Yutong's reminder, the Ye sisters would have almost fallen into the hands of the Xuanming Sect.
"I suspect the Xuanming Sect is also suspicious of me."
Gao Yan thought to himself, after all, not long after they hired the Blood Robe Tower assassins to kill him, the Xuanming Sect's mine was blown up.
The Xuanming Sect is, after all, one of the top powers in the Eastern Wilderness.
If there were no hatred, who would dare to provoke them like this?
Just as Gao Yan predicted.
At this moment, the Elder Council of the Xuanming Sect's True Inheritance Hall is also holding a meeting.
The meeting was still chaired by Elder Zhang Jiuxu, who was at the Void Realm level.
In less than a year, the Xuanming Sect had two medium-sized mines and twenty-seven small mines destroyed, resulting in a loss of nearly 200 billion spirit stones.
This is no small amount.
You could buy more than ten or even a hundred low-grade spiritual treasures with that money.
"Elders, I'm sure you all know why I've gathered you all here. Tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"
Whether they are the real culprit or a scapegoat, the Xuanming Sect must establish its authority; otherwise, it will surely become a laughing stock.
As soon as Zhang Jiuxu finished speaking, the ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator whose three disciples had been killed by Gao Yan couldn't wait to say, "Senior Brother Zhang, I think this matter is inseparable from Gao Yan of the Nine Saints Sect. Why don't we force the Nine Saints Sect to hand over that brat!"
“Senior Brother Ning, your idea is too naive. How could the Nine Saints Sect possibly hand over their disciple!” Another Nascent Soul elder shook his head and said.
But Zhang Jiuxu looked thoughtful. He said in a deep voice, "The bombing of the mine has made us lose face. In the past, other cultivators spoke of our Xuanming Sect with awe, but now, our Xuanming Sect is almost a laughing stock. We have always been at odds with the Nine Saints Sect, so why not take this opportunity to fight them and restore our prestige!"
"Senior Brother Zhang, you mustn't!"
"Yes, Senior Brother Zhang, calm down!"
"The battle of the Nascent Soul stage must not be started lightly!"
Upon hearing this, many Nascent Soul elders present changed their expressions drastically.
It is true that they are hostile to the Nine Saints Sect.
It's true that their disciples harbor hatred and attempt assassination against each other, but both sides have tacitly kept the conflict below the Nascent Soul stage. However, judging from Zhang Jiuxu's words, he wants to launch a Nascent Soul war.
A deity's lifespan starts at least 5,000 years. Before their lifespan runs out, who would be willing to risk their life against someone?
Therefore, starting a war of Nascent Soul cultivators is absolutely impossible!
"Rest assured, I have no intention of starting a war between Nascent Soul cultivators!" Zhang Jiuxu said in a deep voice.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Zhang Jiuxu said.
Zhang Jiuxu continued, "Send a message to the Nine Saints Sect, telling them to hand over Gao Yan, and we will let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, don't blame us for starting a war against them!"
Then, he looked at Ning Qiye, who was the ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator whose three disciples had been killed by Gao Yan.
"Junior Brother Ning, send people to investigate all the cultivation families that are affiliated with the Nine Saints Sect. If the Nine Saints Sect refuses, we'll target these cultivation families first!"
Ning Qiye was overjoyed: "Okay, Senior Brother Zhang, I'll send people to investigate right away, and I guarantee that not a single one will be missing!"
There are two types of immortal cultivation families that are affiliated with the Nine Saints Sect.
One type consists of those who live within the sphere of influence of the Nine Saints Sect and voluntarily seek refuge with them.
Another type is the cultivation family formed after people left the Nine Saints Sect, where they had no hope of advancement, married, had children, and multiplied.
The former need to pay a considerable amount of spirit stones to the Nine Saints Sect, while the latter, since their founders were disciples of the Nine Saints Sect, only need to make a token gesture.
Soon, the Nine Saints Sect received a message from the Xuanming Sect.
Wan Zizhong, who was at the third level of the Void Realm, then summoned all the elders in office to discuss matters.
Wan Zizhong said, "Just now, the Xuanming Sect sent someone to deliver a message, saying that our elder's true disciple Gao Yan blew up their mine, and demanding that we hand over Gao Yan, otherwise they will start a war with us!"
"Nonsense!"
Zhang Yutian sneered. He still had a good impression of Gao Yan: "Gao Yan is only at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage. The two medium-sized mines of the Xuanming Sect are guarded by the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Moreover, the two mines exploded in a very short time. In terms of timing, it doesn't match up. Furthermore, the twenty-seven small mines exploded at the same time. It's impossible for a mere Nascent Soul stage cultivator to do that. I think the Xuanming Sect can't find the culprit, so they deliberately shifted the blame onto our Nine Saints Sect."
“That’s right, we can’t back down on this matter. What is the Xuanming Sect? They demand that we hand over the person without any evidence. If we really hand them over, will our Nine Saints Sect have no shame?”
"Even if it weren't our people who did this, we'd be too busy rewarding them to hand them over!"
...
Regardless of whether the elders present had a good impression of Gao Yan or not, they all disagreed with handing him over. Even Elder Liu, Xiao Lingyue's rival in love, did not dare to kick him while he was down!
Wan Zi nodded firmly: "We definitely can't hand them over, but right now the Xuanming Sect desperately needs to seize someone to establish their authority. They're probably eyeing our Nine Saints Sect!"
"Hmph, do they really think our Nine Saints Sect is a pushover, that he can just bully us however he wants!"
"That's right, they've chosen the wrong target if they want to establish their authority by using us!"
...
Facing the indignant elders, Wan Zizhong raised his hand to suppress them: "Alright everyone, there's no need for further words. The Xuanming Sect is definitely going to establish its authority. What we need to discuss now is, in which direction will the Xuanming Sect take its action?"
"I think they will target our disciples, after all, they lost nearly 2,000 disciples in the last secret realm!"
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