After expressing their respect, the three hundred Golden Core cultivators politely made themselves comfortable to one side, waiting for Sect Leader's instructions, ready to heed his commands at any moment.
They stood respectfully aside while Meng Yu's work had just begun.
Retreat from the marketplace and consolidation of power led to a rapid swell in the population of the Moon-Watching Sect; nearly ten thousand cultivators dwelled within the mountain gates, and counting their families, the total was at least fifty to sixty thousand.
A significant portion of these were deliberately dumped by the Sky-splitting Sword Sect to deplete Meng Yu's resources; after these people entered the mountain, they harbored various grievances, either imploring Meng Yu to rescue their families or other such matters.
Many were willing to die for Meng Yu, but with their families involved, they truly hesitated greatly.
But now, everyone looked at Meng Yu with fervent eyes.