For many years, the Shadow Abyss Sect had not suffered such heavy losses. Several disciples in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm had directly perished, and the Elder Jiang Yongzhou was gravely injured.
Even for a top-tier force like the Shadow Abyss Sect, each Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivator had been an extremely precious asset, not to be lost easily.
Now, several had unexpectedly perished, and the crucial point was that it was still unclear whether anyone's mind had been tainted.
Before the Thousand-Eyed Ghoul truly activated its seeds, no one had known if their minds were tainted. Everyone had believed themselves to be innocent, while those around them had seemed suspicious.
It had been precisely because of this that merely from their demeanor, it had been impossible to discern who might potentially betray them.