Bai Yao said softly, "Then Master, please come down quickly. Yao'er will go down and wait for you!"
Xiao Yuhan glanced back at Bai Yao's retreating figure, sighed, and felt increasingly uneasy.
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The journey by sword took no more than half a day, and the group arrived at the Snow Cold Blade Sect at the foot of the Taihang Mountains.
Before the snow began to fall in the North at this time of year, a manor appeared before them on the plains, surrounded by tall grass and trees, as if it had been neglected for a long time.
The Snow Cold Blade Sect is somewhat different from the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Kunlun Immortal Sect. This sect is not built on a mountain, but on a plain. At first glance, it could be mistaken for a wealthy man's villa. However, the area here is very large. The Taihang Mountains have many gaps leading to the northern border, and the Snow Cold Blade Sect is built at the largest gap.
As soon as they arrived, the group felt the sharp intent of the blade, and everyone's expression changed.
Xiao Yuhan explained, "It's alright. That's the Snow Cold Blade Sect's protective formation. This formation is not only their sect's protective formation, but also the gate-guarding formation of the Taihang Mountains. It's designed to kill enemies, so it's normal for it to be full of killing intent. Just wait, someone will come out to meet you."
As expected, the group waited for a short while before an elder from the Snow Frost Blade Sect came out. "Are you all fellow Daoists from the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
Nangong Ling'er and Xiao Yuhan bowed together and said:
"Nangong Ling'er of the Heavenly Sword Sect has come in accordance with the agreement of the Dao Alliance!"
"Xiao Yuhan of the Heavenly Sword Sect has come in accordance with the agreement of the Daoist sect!"
The elder bowed to the crowd, "Since returning from the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Sect Master has been in seclusion and has been unable to come out to greet us. Please forgive him and follow me!"
The group followed the elder into the Snow Cold Blade Sect. This major cultivation sect was different from ordinary sects. Although it was called a major immortal sect, the sect was actually built like a wealthy man's manor. It was large and luxurious, and there were many precious flowers and plants inside and out. The bricks, tiles and paint were not the kind that ordinary people could afford.
Even the stone slabs in front of them were made of Qingyuan stone, which only high-ranking officials and nobles in Lingsu City could afford. As they walked into the Xuehan Blade Sect, Bai Yao beside her said with some surprise, "Master, is the Xuehan Blade Sect very rich? I think I've seen these stone slabs before. They're rare even in our Tianjian Sect. It seems that only the Tianjian Hall can afford such materials."
Xiao Yuhan also had a lot of information about the Snow Cold Blade Sect in his memory, and immediately explained: "The Snow Cold Blade Sect should have originally been a Jianghu gang in the northeastern part of the Central Plains. The Nanmen family of the Northeast was extremely prominent. Even now, the Snow Cold Blade Sect is still a three-branch sect. The main branch is responsible for the affairs of the cultivation world, while the two side branches are engaged in business. One branch is a business that is very large and all legitimate businesses, providing financial support for the sect. The other branch is a secret branch that takes on some shady businesses, handles some matters that the Snow Cold Blade Sect is not suitable to deal with, and conducts Jianghu intelligence gathering, which is very common."
Bai Yao was puzzled. "Why would righteous sects do things that are not to be seen in public?"
Xiao Yuhan glanced at the elder leading the way. Seeing that he had no reaction, she knew that such things were an open secret among the righteous sects. She immediately explained, "Girl, all the forces that can stand at the top in this world have some shady side to them."
Bai Yao glanced at the elder in front of her, then leaned close to Xiao Yuhan and whispered, "Master... but our Heavenly Sword Sect doesn't have any."
Xiao Yuhan smiled slightly, thinking that before he came to this world, he had been doing these things, but he had always done them very discreetly. Now, his purpose in establishing the Blood Lotus Sect was to provide a guarantee for the Heavenly Sword Sect.
However, these words were not quite appropriate to say to Bai Yao, so Xiao Yuhan said, "Yao'er, saints are not benevolent. Those who can truly stand at the top of the world are not as they appear on the surface. Your sect leader uncle is an exception. He is kind-hearted and has the spirit of a chivalrous hero, so he disdains to do many things. But you should have already met that Nanmen Sect Master. Do you think he is a good person or a bad person?"
Bai Yao quietly replied, "Could it be... that Master wants to say he's a bad person?"
Xiao Yuhan laughed and said, "There is no absolute good or bad in this world; it depends on your perspective. Judging from the Southern Gate Sect Master's character, he is cold-hearted and ungrateful, extremely harsh on his disciples. Even those who had done him great favors, he still killed. He is a womanizer with many women around him, and he doesn't treat his wife and children well. From a moral standpoint, he is not a good person. However, his leadership of the Snow Cold Blade Sect in guarding this place is of great significance to both the Central Plains and the people of Yan. There used to be a Northern Barbarian Kingdom beyond Taihang Mountains..." Those barbarians didn't treat the people of the Central Plains as human beings. In their eyes, Central Plains men were slaves, useless livestock; women were playthings; and children were food. But Nanmen Yihen was a nightmare for the northern barbarians. He had led his disciples to help the Yan army defeat countless northern barbarian masters. Now, beyond the Taihang Mountains lies the Ghost Plains, and the Snow Cold Blade Sect still stands there, preventing millions of vengeful spirits and wild ghosts from the north from entering the Central Plains. Can you call Nanmen Yihen a bad person? He has at least saved millions of lives.
Bai Yao nodded thoughtfully, then fell silent.
At this moment, the elder walking at the front smiled slightly and said, "No wonder the South Gate Sect Master said after returning that although the Heavenly Sword Sect has produced many heroes, the one he values most is Elder Xiao, the Demon-Slaying Sword Immortal. After hearing Elder Xiao's words today, I finally understand why. People say that our South Gate Sect Master is heartless and cold-hearted, but very few people can truly understand him."
Xiao Yuhan shook his head, "I am not the same kind of person as your South Gate Sect Master."
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