Zhang Rong Ming's departure made Giant Sword Sect lose interest in fighting for the Heaven Crystal Stone Mine. They had to return to inform the Sect Leader about what had just happened.
Liuying Sect Deputy Sect Leader thought about something.
As the higher ups of the sect, they knew about the border defence issue; after all, it was a really big thing. Maigu City was wiped out and numerous experts died, so naturally, it caused a huge commotion.
Based on what he knew, the experts over at Maigu City were top sect elders or top disciples.
Decades ago they weren't able to be stopped by their sect and they headed to the border to defend against the Alliance.
They were chased out of their sects and deemed as traitors.
In their words, those sects were so strong, so why didn't they go over to help? Instead, it didn't make sense for mid tier sects like them to risk their lives.
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